breed

美[briːd] 英[briːd]

v. 繁殖；养育；引起，产生；教养

n. 品种；血统

过去式：bred 过去分词：bred 现在分词：breeding 第三人称单数：breeds

近义词：raise，strain，propagate，variety，reproduce，bringup，race，cultivate，train，produce，develop，type，stock，engender，rear，create，cause，generate，class，kind，sort，folk，father，tribe，occasion，form，sire，mother，description，group，kidney，bring，up，hatch，multiply，cover，spawn，

双解释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 生育; 繁殖 give birth to young; reproduce
vt. 饲养,培养 keep animals, plants, etc.
vt. 引起,招致 cause (an undesirable condition or feeling) to develop; produce

英英释义

Noun

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats" "he created a new strain of sheep"
a special type;
"Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

Verb

call forth
copulate with a female, used especially of horses;
"The horse covers the mare"
cause to procreate (animals);
"She breeds dogs"
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms);
"pandas rarely breed in captivity" "These bacteria reproduce"

组词搭配

～+名词

breed birds养鸟
breed cattle and horses饲养牛和马
breed contempt招致轻蔑
breed sb a gentleman把…教养成一位绅士
breed sb a musician把…培养成音乐家

～+副词

breed intelligently智力培养
breed rapidly繁殖很快
breed selectively有选择地培养
breed in and in与近亲结婚
breed out and out异种繁殖

～+介词

breed at a university在大学里培养
breed for the church培养成牧师
breed cattle for market饲养牛供应市场
breed in luxury过奢侈生活长大
breed good manners into one's children向孩子们灌输良好的礼貌举止

例句

用作动词(v.)

Wild animals don't breed well in captivity.野生动物圈养时不好繁殖。
How often do lions breed?狮子多长时间产一次仔?
I breed some chicks for pets.我养了一些小鸡当宠物。
Spartan youths were bred as warriors.斯巴达青年被培养成战士.

用作名词(n.)

Spaniel is a breed of dog with large ears.西班牙猎狗是一种长着大耳朵的猎狗。
His horse is of the best breed.他的马是最好的品种。
The islanders are a strong breed of people.这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。
My mother told me a story about an almost vanished Northern breed.妈妈跟我讲了个几近灭绝的北方种族的故事。

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