| 词汇 | breed |
| 释义 | breed (noun) breed 6 ENTRIES FOUND: breed (verb) breed (noun) breeding (noun) breeding ground (noun) half-breed (noun) contempt (noun) 1 breed /ˈbriːd/ verb breeds; bred /ˈbrɛd/ ; breeding 1 breed /ˈbriːd/ verb breeds; bred /ˈbrɛd/ ; breeding Learner's definition of BREED 1 [+ object] : to keep and take care of animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind饲养；培育 He got into the business of breeding cattle.他从事养牛业。 The plants are bred to resist disease and drought.这些植物经过培育，能够抗病和抗旱。 dogs bred for hunting = dogs bred as hunters = dogs bred to hunt被培育作狩猎用的狗 wild horses bred to [=mated to] domestic horses [=wild horses and domestic horses brought together to produce horses that have qualities of both]与驯养的马杂交的野马 2 [no object] : to produce young animals, birds, etc. : to produce offspring by sexual reproduction交配繁殖 low-lying areas where mosquitoes breed [=reproduce]易滋生蚊子的低洼地带 3 [+ object] : to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)养育，培养（孩子） She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country.她认为我们培养的是一代对自己国家历史一无所知的儿童。 — usually used as (be) bred通常用作(be) bred children who are bred [=(more commonly) raised, brought up] in conditions of poverty and crime在贫困和犯罪活动猖獗的环境下长大的孩子们 — see also breeding, ill-bred, well-bred 4 [+ object] : to cause or lead to (something)引发；导致 Despair often breeds violence.绝望常引发暴力。 scandals that breed cynicism引来讥讽的丑闻 — see also familiarity breeds contempt at familiarity bred in the bone — used to describe a personal quality that is a deep or basic part of someone's nature与生俱来的；根深蒂固的 His love of sports is bred in the bone. [=ingrained]他对体育的热爱根深蒂固。 — often used as bred-in-the-bone before another noun常以bred-in-the-bone用于另一名词前 He is a bred-in-the-bone conservative.他骨子里就是一个保守分子。 — breeder noun, plural breeders [count] cattle/dog breeders [=people who breed cattle/dogs]养牛人；养狗人 2 breed /ˈbriːd/ noun plural breeds 2 breed /ˈbriːd/ noun plural breeds Learner's definition of BREED [count] 1 : a particular kind of dog, cat, horse, etc. : a kind of animal that has been produced by breeding（培育的狗、猫、马等动物的）品种 The collie is a working breed.柯利牧羊犬是一种工作犬。 exotic breeds of cats外来品种的猫 different breeds of cattle牛的不同品种 2 : a kind of person（人的）类型，种类 a new/different breed of athlete新型/另类运动员 People like them are a dying breed. [=there are not many people like them anymore]像他们那样的人现在不多见了。 Back then, stay-at-home dads were a rare breed. [=there were not many stay-at-home dads]那时，待在家里不上班的爸爸寥寥无几。 — see also half-breed |
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