Wordiyotame
🇬🇧 UK/teim/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
v.
To domesticate a wild animal; to make someone or something submissive or under control
驯服，驯养；制服，压制
adj.
Not wild; accustomed to humans; dull and lacking excitement or originality
驯服的，温顺的；乏味的，平淡的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishtameother
=tame
Common Collocations
- 1.tame a wild animal驯服野生动物
- 2.tame inflation抑制通货膨胀
- 3.tame the beast驯服猛兽
- 4.relatively tame相对温和的
Example Sentences
- 1.
It took the trainer months to tame the wild horse brought in from the plains.
- 2.
The government struggled to tame inflation during the economic crisis.
- 3.
With patience and care, she managed to tame the stray cat that had wandered into her yard.