breed

英 [briːd]

美 [briːd]

v.  交配繁殖; 饲养，培育(动植物); 孕育; 导致
n.  品种(尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜); (人的)类型，种类

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

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同义词辨析

breedmultiplyprocreate【导航词义：繁殖】

习惯用语

v.

born and bred
• （在某地）出生长大；受过…熏陶
  born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education
• He was born and bred in Boston.
  他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
• I'm a Londoner, born and bred.
  我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
familiarity breeds contempt
• 过分亲密就会有所侮慢
  knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it

牛津词典

verb

• 交配繁殖
  to have sex and produce young
  1. Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
     很多动物只在一年的某个时候交配繁殖。
• 饲养，培育（动植物）
  to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way
  1. The rabbits are bred for their long coats.
     饲养兔子是为了获取他们的长毛。
• 孕育；导致
  to be the cause of sth
  1. Nothing breeds success like success.
     一事成功万事亨通。
• 以…方式教育；使养成
  to educate sb in a particular way as they are growing up
  1. Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
     他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。

noun

• 品种（尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜）
  a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a controlled way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal
  1. Labradors and other large breeds of dog
     拉布拉多犬及其他大型品种狗
  2. a breed of cattle/sheep , etc.
     某个品种的牛、羊等
• （人的）类型，种类
  a type of person
  1. He represents a new breed of politician.
     他代表着新一类的政治家。
  2. Players as skilful as this are a rare breed .
     如此有技巧的演奏者很少见。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （宠物或牲畜的）种，品种
  Abreedof a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
  1. ...rare breeds of cattle...
     稀有品种的牛
  2. Certain breeds are more dangerous than others.
     某些品种比其他品种更危险。
• See also:He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs...He used to breed dogs for the police...These dogs are bred to fight.cross-breed
• VERB （动物）繁殖，繁育
  When animalsbreed, they have babies.
  1. Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond...
     通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。
  2. The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
     这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。
• VERB 产生；引起；酿成
  If you say that somethingbreedsbad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop.
  1. If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment...
     如果他们失去工作，一定会产生怨恨。
  2. Violence breeds violence.
     暴力会催生更多暴力。
• N-COUNT 类型；种类
  You can refer to someone or something as one of a particularbreed ofperson or thing when you want to talk about what they are like.
  1. Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact...
     休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。
  2. The new breed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance...
     这种新型的徒步旅行假日重在愉悦身心，而不是为了锻炼耐力。
  3. I had found that rare breed of man who was not afraid of committing himself.
     我找到了那种勇于承担责任的男人，这样的男人很少有。
• See also:breedingill-bredpure-bredwell-bred
• PHRASE （在某地）出生并长大
  Someone who wasborn and bredin a place was born there and grew up there.
  1. I was born and bred in the highlands...
     我在高地地区出生和长大。
  2. Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war...
     尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。
  3. A Londoner born and bred, she suspected that a month in the country would bore her to distraction.
     作为一个土生土长的伦敦人，她不相信在乡下呆一个月就会令她心烦意乱。
• familiarity breeds contempt→ see:familiarity

英英释义

noun

• a special type
  1. Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
  1. he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
  2. he created a new strain of sheep
  Synonym:strainstock

verb

• have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
  1. pandas rarely breed in captivity
  2. These bacteria reproduce
  Synonym:multiply
• cause to procreate (animals)
  1. She breeds dogs
• copulate with a female, used especially of horses
  1. The horse covers the mare
  Synonym:cover
• call forth
  Synonym:engenderspawn

双语例句

• Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next
  不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。
• Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war
  尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。
• Violence breeds violence.
  暴力会催生更多暴力。
• Poor results may breed pessimism, yet achievements may breed pride.
  工作无成绩，可以使人悲观丧气；工作有成绩，又可以使人趾高气扬。
• These dogs are bred to fight.
  这些狗被培育作斗犬。
• The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons.
  鲸会迁移6,000海里左右，到温暖的环礁湖生殖繁衍。
• Many farmers in this area breed cows and sheep.
  这个地区许多农民养牛和羊。
• Rabbits propagate [ breed] rapidly.
  兔子繁殖迅速。
• Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond
  通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。
• This breed of horses is both tall and heavily grown.
  这种马既高且大。