Word · Frequency #11503
taming
驯养；驯服
taming is the present participle of tame.
To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal).
通常指动物。
- 1.
To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal).
使驯服；驯养(动物)
- 2.
correct by punishment or discipline
通过惩罚或训诫使改正
- 3.
To make submissive.
使顺从
- 4.
make less strong or intense; soften
使减弱；缓和
- 5.
To take control of something that is unruly.
控制难以驾驭的事物
- 6.
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
使(野生植物或未开垦土地)适应环境；驯化
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
In use
She spent months taming the wild horse.
The new manager tried to tame the chaotic office environment.
He tamed his anger before speaking.
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
tame the soil
Verb forms
base tame · third person tames · -ing taming · past tamed · past participle tamed
Connections
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
- 开垦荒野；征服荒野
- Early settlers worked hard to tame the wilderness.早期定居者努力开垦荒野。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接宾语。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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