domesticate

英[də'mestɪkeɪt] 美[də'mestɪkeɪt]
  • vt. 驯养；使专注于家务；教化
  • n. 家禽；(家养)植物
domestication domesticated domesticated domesticating domesticates
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;

    "domesticate oats"
    "tame the soil"

  2. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;

    "He tames lions for the circus"
    "reclaim falcons"

  3. 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"

双语例句

1. Some men are very hard to domesticate.
有些男人很难做好家务活。

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2. Many thousand years ago people learned how to domesticate animals.
数千年以前人们就学会了饲养动物.

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3. Objective: to do domesticate cultivation of Asarum heteropodies Fr.
目的: 驯化栽培北细辛、华细辛.

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4. It's difficult to domesticate a bachelor.
很难使一个单身汉适应家庭生活.

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5. If you domesticate this raccoon, it will have trouble living in the wild.
如果你驯养这只浣熊, 它生活在野外将会有困难.

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. If you domesticate this raccoon,it will have trouble living in the wild.
      如果你驯养这只浣熊，它生活在野外将会有困难。
    2. Crusoe learns to plant crops, domesticate goats for milk, and even train a parrot for a pet.
      鲁滨逊学会了种植粮食作物，驯养野羊，获取牛奶，甚至还训练出一只鹦鹉作宠物。

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