及物动词

不及物动词

1. 驯养;驯化
When people domesticate wild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets.

1. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

e.g. The horse was domesticated a long time ago
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog

Synonym: tame

2. overcome the wildness of
make docile and tractable

e.g. He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons

Synonym: domesticizedomesticisereclaimtame

3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

e.g. domesticate oats
tame the soil

Synonym: cultivatenaturalizenaturalisetame