domestication

英 [dəʊˌmɛstɪˈkeɪʃən]

美 [dəˌmɛstəˈkeɪʃən]

n.  驯养；驯化

复数：domestications　

BNC.35241 / COCA.24398

柯林斯词典

• VERB 驯养;驯化
  When peopledomesticatewild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets.
  1. We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
     我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。
  2. ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.
     羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物

英英释义

noun

• accommodation to domestic life
  1. her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication
• the attribute of having been domesticated
  Synonym:tameness
• adaptation to intimate association with human beings

双语例句

• A good indicator of an animal's suitability for domestication is how protective the animal is of its territory.
  对一个动物有多合适可以饲养的一个好的指标就是在于它对自己的“区域”有多大的占有保护性。
• The domestication of animals such as oxen provided mankind with the pulling power needed to develop the first plows.
  驯化牛等动物为人类制造首批耕地用的犁提供了牵引力。
• Study on Artificial Introduction and Domestication of Calligonum mongolicum;
  本实验对食用拐枣的安全性进行了综合性研究。
• The domestication, breeding, and improvement of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.
  畜牧学动物的驯化、饲养和改良；动物饲养的技术。
• A cycle of discrimination and domestication is established.
  由此形成了金融歧视和本地化发展的循环。
• Influence of Ideological Manipulation on "Foreignization"& "Domestication" in Translation
  意识形态操控对翻译中异化与归化的影响
• On the Cultural Involvement and Domestication in the Process of Translation
  翻译过程中的文化介入与归化策略的使用
• The benefits of Libya's relative domestication have been manifold.
  一个相对乖顺的利比亚带来的好处是多方面的。
• How is it that dogs are so adapted to humans, and what's happened during the process of domestication?
  狗是如何适应与人类亲密相处的？在驯养过程中发生了什么？
• Evolution and domestication have not stripped your cat of her inner hunter.
  进化和驯化并不能完全夺走你家爱猫打猎的本性。