Word · Frequency #11503
tamer
驯养的；受人类控制的
tamer is the comparative of tame.
Under human control.
- 1.
Under human control.
受人类控制
- 2.
Docile or tranquil towards humans.
对人类温顺或安静
- 3.
Of a person, well-behaved; not radical or extreme.
指人,行为良好；不激进或极端
- 4.
Not exciting.
不刺激的
- 5.
Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
被压制的；沮丧的；无精打采的
- 6.
Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
能够表示为有限闭合多边形链的
温顺的；对人温驯的；平淡的；乏味的；安分的；不激进的；被压服的；沮丧的；无精打采的；可用有限闭合多边形链表示的
In use
The zoo's tame parrot sits on visitors' shoulders.
After weeks of training, the rescue dog became quite tame.
The movie was too tame for the action-loving audience.
tame + noun
tame 作定语时表示“驯服的”或“乏味的”。
He keeps a tame rabbit.
他养了一只驯服的兔子。
be + tame
tame 作表语常描述人或事物温顺或乏味。
The story was tame.
这个故事很平淡。
tamer + than + noun
比较级 tamer 用于对比。
This dog is tamer than that one.
这只狗比那只更温顺。
Connections
Collocations
- tame animal
- 温顺的动物；不怕人的动物
- The children were allowed to pet the tame animals at the farm.孩子们可以抚摸农场里那些温顺的动物。
- as tame as a kitten
- 温顺得像只小猫；非常温顺
- Despite his size, the dog is as tame as a kitten.尽管这条狗个头很大，它却温顺得像只小猫。
- tame ending
- 平淡无奇的结局
- Many viewers found the movie's tame ending disappointing.许多观众觉得这部电影平淡无奇的结局令人失望。
- tame affair
- 平淡无奇的比赛（或事件）
- Saturday's derby was a tame affair with no goals or red cards.周六的德比战平淡无奇，一球未进，也没有红牌。
- tame performance
- 乏力的表现；平淡的表演
- The home team produced a tame performance and lost the match.主队表现乏力，输掉了比赛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：ta（他）+me（我），他把我驯得服服帖帖，变得温顺（tame）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal training、pet care、describing temperament 在表示“驯服、温顺”这一核心义项时，tame 通常为中性词，多用于描述动物已被驯养或人的温和性格；在口语和书面语中都自然，但指人时可能带“过于顺从”的轻微贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with tame (/teɪm/), sharing the spelling pattern -ame. Beware of lookalikes ending in -ome, such as tome (/toʊm/) and come (/kʌm/), which sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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