domesticate
英 [də'mestɪkeɪt]
美[də'mɛstɪket]
- vt. 驯养；教化；引进
- vi. 驯养；使习惯于或喜爱家务和家庭生活
词态变化
第三人称单数: domesticates;过去式: domesticated;过去分词: domesticated;现在分词: domesticating;名词: domestication;形容词: domesticated;
中文词源
domesticate 驯养
来自拉丁语domus, 家，词源同domain. 即家养的，驯养。
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- domesticate (v.)
- 1630s, of animals; 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family;" from Medieval Latin domesticatus, past participle of domesticare "to tame," literally "to dwell in a house," from domesticus (see domestic). Related: Domesticated; domesticating.
实用场景例句
- Some men are very hard to domesticate.
- 有些男人很难做好家务活。
牛津词典
- domesticated animals
- 驯养的动物
牛津词典
- They've become a lot more domesticated since they got married.
- 他们婚后恋家多了。
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]the domestication of cattle
- 牛的驯养
牛津词典
- We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
- 我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
- 羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Objective: to do domesticate cultivation of Asarum heteropodies Fr.
- 目的: 驯化栽培北细辛、华细辛.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Anyone who intends to domesticate and breed wildlife under special state protection shall obtain a license.
- 驯养繁殖国家重点保护野生动物的,应当持有许可证.
期刊摘选
- She wanted to domesticate it , I wanted make a present of the homestead and move out.
- 她想留它下来驯养.可我却认为,把我们的住所送给雷龙,我们搬走为上策.
期刊摘选
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's difficult to domesticate a bachelor.
- 很难使一个单身汉适应家庭生活.
期刊摘选
- Some men are very hard to domesticate.
- 有些男人很难做好家务活。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》