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1. Oxford Dictionary

   tame

   • IPA[teɪm]

   英式

   • adj.
     (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated；(of a person) willing to cooperate
   • v.
     domesticate (an animal)；make less powerful and easier to control
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated the fish are so tame you have to push them away 同義詞 domesticated, domestic, not wild, docile, tamed, ... 更多disciplined, broken, broken-in, trained, not fierce, gentle, mild, used to humans, pet, house-trained, housebroken反義詞 wild, fierce
   • ▪ informal (of a person) willing to cooperate every businessman needs a tame lawyer at his elbow 同義詞 docile, submissive, compliant, meek, obedient, ... 更多tractable, acquiescent, amenable, manageable, unresisting, passive, mild, subdued, under someone's control/thumb, suppressed, unassertive, ineffectual, amenable, biddable, cooperative, available, willing反義詞 independent, uncooperative
   • 2. derogatory not exciting, adventurous, or controversial network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair 同義詞 unexciting, uninteresting, uninspired, uninspiring, dull, ... 更多bland, flat, insipid, spiritless, pedestrian, vapid, lifeless, dead, colourless, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, boring, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, harmless, safe, unobjectionable, inoffensive, mainstream, informalwishy-washy反義詞 exciting, adventurous
   • 3. North American (of a plant) produced by cultivation a big field of tame hay
   • ▪ (of land) cultivated.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. domesticate (an animal) wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed 同義詞 domesticate, break, train, master, subdue, ... 更多subjugate, bring to heel, enslave
   • ▪ make less powerful and easier to control the battle to tame inflation 同義詞 subdue, curb, control, calm, master, ... 更多bring to heel, tone down, water down, moderate, mitigate, tranquillize, overcome, discipline, suppress, repress, mollify, humble, cow, pacify, mellow, mute, temper, soften, bridle, get the better of, get a grip on, informallick