domesticate

🇺🇸 /dəˈmestɪkeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /dəˈmestɪkeɪt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
verb
R

To get a wild animal to live with humans and be useful or friendly.

People have been domesticating dogs for thousands of years.

人們已經馴養狗幾千年了。

R

To start growing a type of plant for people to use, like food or materials.

Ancient people domesticated wheat to make bread.

古人馴化了小麥來製作麵包。

R

To make someone good at home tasks like cooking or cleaning, and enjoy being at home.

It's not easy to domesticate someone who loves adventure.

馴化一個熱愛冒險的人並不容易。

translation

v. 馴化, 栽培, 顧家

詞形變化

3rd Present domesticates
Past domesticated
Perfect domesticated
Progressive domesticating