a.

1. （動物）經馴養的，馴服的
   Cows are tame animals.

   乳牛是家畜。

2. 溫順的，馴良的，聽使喚的
   Don't be afraid. These horses are tame.

   不要怕。這些馬很溫順。

3. 易駕馭的；安全無害的
   The reactor was built for tame atomic energy use.

   這座反應堆是為原子能的安全使用而建造的。

4. 沒骨氣的，順從的
   Bill is too tame to stand up for his own rights.

   比爾太沒骨氣，竟不敢起來維護自己的權利。

5. 【口】平淡的，乏味的，單調的
   It was a tame book and he soon fell asleep over it.

   那是一本平淡無奇的書，不久他就趴在書上睡著了。

6. （土地）經開墾的

vt.

1. 馴化，馴養
   She is an expert in taming animals.

   她是一個馴獸專家。

2. 制服，使順從
   Harsh punishment in childhood had tamed him and broken his will.

   童年時代所受的嚴厲懲罰使他變得唯唯諾諾，缺乏意志。

3. 使軟化，使失去鋒芒
   This urge to take revenge is something that we have to tame.

   這種復仇的衝動是我們必須抑制的。

4. 開墾（土地）
   Within two years they had tamed this inhospitable landscape.

   兩年之內他們已經開墾了這片荒涼的土地。

vi.

1. 變得馴服（或溫順）
   She has tamed down considerably.

   她已經變得溫順多了。

adj.

1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people.
   ▸informal (of a person) willing to cooperate.
2. not exciting, adventurous, or controversial.
3. N. Amer. (of a plant) produced by cultivation.
   ▸(of land) cultivated.

v.

1. make (an animal) tame.
2. make less powerful and easier to control.