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tame

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tame
/BrE teɪm , AmE teɪm /
A adjective
1 (not wild) 驯化的 animal, bird;
to become or grow tame 变得驯顺
2 (unadventurous) 枯燥乏味的 party, life, ending
3 attrib humorous (obliging) 温顺的
B transitive verb
1 (domesticate) 驯服 bird, animal
2 figurative (control) 控制 passion, river, country; 梳理 hair; 抑制 interest rates, inflation