[VERB 动词]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.
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We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。
...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物
domestication
Sheep are particularly well suited for domestication.
绵羊特别适合驯养。
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do·mes·ti·cateAWL/dəˈmestɪkeɪt; NAmEdəˈmestɪkeɪt/verb1domesticatesth to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans 驯养,驯化(动物)2domesticatesth to grow plants or crops for human use 栽培,培育(植物或农作物)SYN
cultivate
3domesticatesb ( often humorous) to make sb good at cooking, caring for a house, etc; to make sb enjoy home life 使精于家务;使喜家居◆Some men are very hard to domesticate.有些男人很难做好家务活。▶do·mes·ti·catedAWL/; NAmE/adjective◆domesticated animals驯养的动物◆They've become a lot more domesticated since they got married.他们婚后恋家多了。do·mes·ti·ca·tion/dəˌmestɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEdəˌmestɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]◆the domestication of cattle牛的驯养domesticatedomesticatesdomesticateddomesticatingdo·mes·ti·cate/dəˈmestɪkeɪt; NAmEdəˈmestɪkeɪt/do·mes·ti·cated/; NAmE/do·mes·ti·ca·tion/dəˌmestɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEdəˌmestɪˈkeɪʃn/