breed

英[briːd] 美[briːd]
  • v. 繁殖;养育;引起,产生;教养
  • n. 品种;血统
bred bred breeding breeds
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星级词汇:
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 生育; 繁殖 give birth to young; reproduce
    2. vt. 饲养,培养 keep animals, plants, etc.
    3. vt. 引起,招致 cause (an undesirable condition or feeling) to develop; produce

英英释义

Noun:
  1. 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"

  2. a special type;

    "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

Verb:
  1. call forth

  2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses;

    "The horse covers the mare"

  3. cause to procreate (animals);

    "She breeds dogs"

  4. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms);

    "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
    "These bacteria reproduce"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自《权威词典》

3. a hardy breed of sheep
适应力强的绵羊品种

来自《权威词典》

4. a rare breed of miniature horses
一种罕见的小矮马

来自《权威词典》

5. The parents are trying to breed their son a musician.
这对父母尽力要把儿子培养成为音乐家.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Wild animals don't breed well in captivity.
      野生动物圈养时不好繁殖。
    2. How often do lions breed?
      狮子多长时间产一次仔?
    3. I breed some chicks for pets.
      我养了一些小鸡当宠物。
    4. Spartan youths were bred as warriors.
      斯巴达青年被培养成战士.
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. His horse is of the best breed.
      他的马是最好的品种。
    3. The islanders are a strong breed of people.
      这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。
    4. 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。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. Rabbits breed quickly.
      兔子繁殖很快。
    2. Birds breed in the spring.
      鸟类在春季繁殖。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. The bear bred two cubs.
      这熊生了两只小熊。
    2. Yet every mother breeds not sons alive.
      一母生百子,百子皆不同。
    3. They breeds cattle for the market.
      他们饲养牲畜以供应市场。
    4. Many farmers in this area breed cows and sheep.
      这个地区许多农民养牛和羊。
    5. They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.
      他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
    6. Familiarity breeds contempt.
      亲昵招致轻蔑。
    7. War breeds misery and ruin.
      战争造成苦难与灾害。
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    9. The winning horse was bred in Ireland.
      获胜的马是在爱尔兰繁殖的。
    用作宾补动词 S+~+ n./pron. +(as+) n./adj.
    1. The parents are trying to breed their son a musician.
      这对父母尽力要把儿子培养成为音乐家。
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    3. He was bred up as a painter.
      他从小被作为画家培养。
v. (动词)
  1. breed的基本意思是指动物通过妊娠或卵化而产生后代,也指生命诞生之后的养育与培养。引申可指缓慢的、持续的成长过程,尤指爆发前的潜伏期。
  2. breed作“繁殖”解时可用作不及物动词,主语多为动物,泛指繁殖后代。breed作“繁殖”解时也可用作不及物动词,主语为动物时,宾语为其交配对象或所繁殖的后代; 主语为人时,意思是某人决定动物交配的时间、对象等,宾语为该动物。
  3. breed作“培养,教育”解时是及物动词,宾语为动植物,也可为人,还可以是所培养的品质等; 也可接名词或形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
  4. breed作“引起,招致”解时,用作及物动词,宾语多为战争、疾病、动乱等不良事物。
  5. breed可用于被动结构。
  6. breed的过去式、过去分词都是bred。
v. (动词)
breed, multiply, reproduce
  • 这组词都有“繁殖”的意思。其区别在于:reproduce通常用于动物; breed用于人时通常含贬义; multiply强调大量地繁殖。
  • 词源解说

    • ☆ 直接源自古英语的bredan,意为养育,带;抚育,取暖。
    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词