(1) ①tame意为“驯化,使服从,使温顺”,尤指使野生或凶猛的动物变温顺。
- He wanted to tame that horse himself.
他想亲自驯服那匹马。 - You'd better tame that violent temper of yours.
你最好使自己的烈性子温和点。 - She tames lions; she's a lion-tamer.
她驯狮,是位驯狮员。
②tame也可用于比喻意义:
- Man has tamed much of nature and made it work for him.
人类在很大程度上征服了自然,使它服务于人类。
(2) domesticate意为“驯服,驯养”,尤指通过饲养或训练驯化动物。
- People first domesticated the dog thousands of years ago.
几千年前,人们最先驯养了家犬。 - Some kinds of animals domesticate more easily than others.
有些种类的动物比其他种类的动物更容易驯养。
