domesticate
英 [dəˈmestɪkeɪt]
美 [dəˈmestɪkeɪt]
v. 驯养，驯化(动物); 驯化，培育(植物或农作物); 使精于家务; 使喜爱家居
过去分词：domesticated 现在分词：domesticating 过去式：domesticated 第三人称单数：domesticates
Collins.1 / BNC.37335 / COCA.26128
同义词辨析
tamedomesticatetrain【导航词义：驯养】
tamev. 驯服，驯养
〔辨析〕
指驯化野生动物。
〔例证〕
His job is to tame elephants.
他的工作是驯象。
Horses are easy to tame while tigers are hard to tame.
驯马容易，驯虎难。
Emma tames lions for the circus.
埃玛为马戏团驯狮。
他的工作是驯象。
Horses are easy to tame while tigers are hard to tame.
驯马容易，驯虎难。
Emma tames lions for the circus.
埃玛为马戏团驯狮。
domesticatev. 驯养，驯化
〔辨析〕
指驯养动物为人类做事，或使其作为宠物和人类生活在一起。
〔例证〕
It is possible to domesticate some wild animals.
有些野兽是可以驯养的。
He learned to domesticate goats for milk, and even a parrot for a pet.
他学会了驯养野羊以获取羊奶，甚至还驯养出一只鹦鹉作宠物。
有些野兽是可以驯养的。
He learned to domesticate goats for milk, and even a parrot for a pet.
他学会了驯养野羊以获取羊奶，甚至还驯养出一只鹦鹉作宠物。
trainv. 训练
〔辨析〕
指训练动物做某事或做出正确的举动。
〔例证〕
The policemen trained their dogs to detect drugs.
警察训练警犬探查毒品。
I want to train my cat to roll over.
我想训练我的猫打滚。
警察训练警犬探查毒品。
I want to train my cat to roll over.
我想训练我的猫打滚。
牛津词典
verb
- 驯养，驯化（动物）
to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans - 驯化，培育（植物或农作物）
to grow plants or crops for human use - 使精于家务；使喜爱家居
to make sb good at cooking, caring for a house, etc.; to make sb enjoy home life- Some men are very hard to domesticate.
有些男人很难做好家务活。
- Some men are very hard to domesticate.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 驯养;驯化
When peopledomesticatewild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets.- We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。 - ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物
- We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
英英释义
verb
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
- The horse was domesticated a long time ago
- The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
- overcome the wildness of
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil