taming
present participle oftame
| 单词 | taming |
| 释义 | taming present participle oftame tame verb[T] uk/teɪm/us/teɪm/to make awildanimaltame tocontrolsomethingdangerousorpowerful: He'll need to tame histemperif hewantstosucceed. Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling and being in charge Examplesoftamingtaming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Such successful 'taming' of contentious movements without surrendering to their claims is certainly not a new phenomenon. From theCambridge English Corpus Tamingthe sovereigns: institutional change in international politics. From theCambridge English Corpus But the stories ultimately reassure the reader, by simultaneouslytamingthe mummies and emphasizing the phantasmatic nature of their threat. From theCambridge English Corpus Quite badly, with the exception of some partial, and at times temporary, successes intaminginflation and achieving spurts of economic growth. From theCambridge English Corpus Tamingthe vernacular: from dialect to written standard language. From theCambridge English Corpus Tamingthe vernacular : from dialect to written standard language. From theCambridge English Corpus Recent developments point to an intrinsic weakness of both indigenous and unemployed movements, in that democratic regimes have proved highly successful at 'taming' them. From theCambridge English Corpus He describes work on the experimentally controlledtamingof a wild animal as an exercise in bond formation. From theCambridge English Corpus In the former colonies, the pioneering spirit of earlier agriculturaliststamingthe frontiers is an important part of national folklore. From theCambridge English Corpus Tamingthe inflammatory response that precedes and/or accompanies cancer progression is also an attractive therapeutic approach for treating cancer patients. From theCambridge English Corpus Those outward things which ye wonder at, pertain to myself only, unto thetamingof my body. From theCambridge English Corpus Another public spectacle, thetamingof animals, provided a colorful picture of inhibitory control. From theCambridge English Corpus Human beings are animals and animals could be dangerous creatures that requiredtaming. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, there are many tools fortamingsearch in real-world situations. From theCambridge English Corpus This casual and playful handling of mimesis in thetamingaction is the key element which keeps the presentational in the foreground of the performance as a whole. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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