Word · Frequency #11503
tames
驯养；驯服
tames is the third person singular of tame.
核心释义
通常指动物。
To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal).
- 1.
使驯服；驯养(动物)
To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal).
- 2.
通过惩罚或训诫使改正
correct by punishment or discipline
- 3.
使顺从
To make submissive.
- 4.
使减弱；缓和
make less strong or intense; soften
- 5.
控制难以驾驭的事物
To take control of something that is unruly.
- 6.
使(野生植物或未开垦土地)适应环境；驯化
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
使顺从；制服；管教；使缓和；减弱；开垦；驯化；使驯服；驯养(动物)；通过惩罚或训诫使改正
用法In use
She spent months taming the wild horse.
用法提示：“taming”是动词“tame”的现在分词形式，表示驯养、使驯服。
The new manager tried to tame the chaotic office environment.
用法提示：动词原形“tame”表示控制难以驾驭的事物。
He tamed his anger before speaking.
用法提示：“tamed”是“tame”的过去式，表示缓和、减弱情绪。
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
tame the soil
tame sth
tame 作及物动词时直接跟宾语，既可指驯服动物，也可指控制局势或削弱情绪等抽象事物。
It took her a whole year to tame the wild colt.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tame inflation
- 抑制通货膨胀
- The central bank raised interest rates to tame inflation.中央银行提高利率以抑制通货膨胀。
- tame a lion
- 驯服狮子
- It takes courage and skill to tame a lion.驯服狮子需要勇气和技巧。
- tame one's temper
- 克制自己的脾气
- She learned to tame her temper in stressful situations.她学会了在紧张的情况下克制自己的脾气。
- tame the chaos
- 控制混乱局面
- The new manager tried to tame the chaos in the office.新经理试图控制办公室里的混乱局面。
- tame the wilderness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：把name的n换成t得tame——能给它起名字，说明它已被驯服、温顺听话。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal training、formal/figurative writing、informal speech tame 作动词时，字面义“驯养/驯服（动物）”在一般语境中比较常见，属中性；比喻义“控制、缓和（情绪、问题等）”多用于较正式或书面语境；口语中有时也用来表示“搞定、管住”。请根据宾语和文体选择合适用法。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with tame (/teɪm/); they share the spelling pattern -ame and the long /eɪ/ vowel. Beware of lookalikes such as time (/taɪm/) and team (/tiːm/), which look similar but sound different.
用法优先级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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