domesticate

verb

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

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.

e.g. We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。
e.g. ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物

1. domesticate的意思

1. 驯养：<>要解放中国人的性压抑,但又不忘将性这只野兽驯养(domesticate)为家畜,将这只脱疆野马收服成放在笼子里供人观赏的展览品. 李安用来镇压性的杀手就是爱情和它的孪生兄弟温情主义(sentimentalism).

2. 驯化：绝大部分狼经人类驯化(Domesticate)已经演化成犬. 猫:现在媒体经常有不作为新闻的报道,猫与鼠以4项基本原则和平共处,猫已无能食鼠了. 猫的行走特征,即猫步(Cat Walk)为人类所仿效,人类将有更多方面向猫类转化.

3. 驯养,驯化：divert 转向 | domesticate 驯养,驯化 | domesticated animal 驯养动物

4. 驯养,教化：152使繁殖 教养抚养breed | 153驯养 教化domesticate | 154使受精fertilize