gentle a horse
collocation驯服一匹马；使马变得温顺
The cowboy spent months gentling the wild mustang.
牛仔花了几个月时间驯服那匹野马。
使平静；安抚；使温和
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使平静；安抚；使温和
to soothe, calm, or make gentle
She gentled the frightened cat until it stopped trembling.
她温柔地抚摸那只受惊的猫，直到它不再颤抖。
变得温和
To become gentle.
使更受欢迎；赢得好感
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
驯服；驯化
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
授予某人头衔；使某人成为贵族成员
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
gentle
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gentles
3rd person
第三人称单数
gentling
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现在分词
gentled
Past
过去式
gentled
Past participle
过去分词
She gently gentles the frightened cat.
她轻轻安抚受惊的猫。
He gentled the horse before riding.
他在骑马前先安抚了马。
The trainer is gentling the young dog.
训练师正在安抚那只幼犬。
当gentle作动词时，表示“使温和；安抚”，是规则动词。
The diplomat's calm words gentled the tension in the room.
外交官平静的话语缓和了房间里的紧张气氛。
The queen gentled the brave knight for his valor in battle.
女王因那位勇敢骑士在战斗中的英勇表现而授予他贵族头衔。
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驯服一匹马；使马变得温顺
The cowboy spent months gentling the wild mustang.
牛仔花了几个月时间驯服那匹野马。
安抚（或驯服）野生动物
The vet gentled the injured deer before treating it.
兽医在治疗前安抚那只受伤的鹿。
安抚某人的恐惧
Her calm voice gentled his fears about the job interview.
她平静的声音安抚了他对求职面试的恐惧。
哄孩子安静下来；安抚孩子
The nurse gentled the frightened child to sleep.
护士安抚那个受惊的孩子入睡。
你不该去驯服一匹马，而要让它平静下来。
In the movie The Horse Whisperer, the trainer gentles a horse by first earning its trust.
在电影《马语者》中，驯马师先赢得马的信任，再让它平静下来。
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想象轻轻抚摸小动物让它安静下来——动词gentle就是“使温和、安抚”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal training、literary writing 动词 gentle 在日常口语中较少用，多出现在较正式或书面语中。表示“安抚、使平静”时比较常见于文学描写；表示“驯服、调教（马等动物）”时多见于驯养或马术等专业领域。普通场景中更常用 calm down、soothe、tame 等词。
常用于及物结构
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