breed
- v.繁殖;培育(动植物);孕育;导致;交配繁殖;以…方式教育
- n.品种(尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜);(人的)类型
复数： breeds 过去式： bred 现在分词： breeding 过去分词： bred 第三人称单数： breeds
breedverb
交配繁殖
to have sex and produce young
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
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
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
Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。
born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education
他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
He was born and bred in Boston.
I'm a Londoner, born and bred.
我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it
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
Labradors and other large breeds of dog
拉布拉多犬及其他大型品种狗
a breed of cattle/sheep , etc.
某个品种的牛、羊等
（人的）类型，种类
a type of person
He represents a new breed of politician.
他代表着新一类的政治家。
Players as skilful as this are a rare breed .
如此有技巧的演奏者很少见。
breed
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N-COUNT （宠物或牲畜的）种，品种
A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog....rare breeds of cattle...
稀有品种的牛
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VERB 饲养；培育
If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way.He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs...
他独自一人生活，饲养马匹和狗。
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There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.
选种培育以提高产量会大有可为。
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VERB （动物）繁殖，繁育
When animals breed, they have babies.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。
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During the breeding season the birds come ashore.
在繁殖季节各种鸟都飞到岸边。
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VERB 产生；引起；酿成
If you say that something breeds bad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop.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。
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N-COUNT 类型；种类
You can refer to someone or something as one of a particular breed of person or thing when you want to talk about what they are like.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。
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See also:breeding;ill-bred;pure-bred;well-bred -
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PHRASE （在某地）出生并长大
Someone who was born and bred in a place was born there and grew up there.I was born and bred in the highlands...
我在高地地区出生和长大。
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familiarity breeds contempt→ see:familiarity
noun
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- a special type
- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
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- 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
- Synonym: strain stock
verb
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- have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- pandas rarely breed in captivity
- These bacteria reproduce
- Synonym: multiply
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- cause to procreate (animals)
- She breeds dogs
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- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- The horse covers the mare
- Synonym: cover
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- call forth
- Synonym: engender spawn
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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。
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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。
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This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime .
这个市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。
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Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age .
他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。
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The female changes colour during the breeding season .
在繁殖季节，雌性改变身上的颜色。
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The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed .
这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。
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She was too well bred to show her disappointment .
她很有涵养，没有表露出她的失望。
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Nothing breeds success like success .
一事成功万事亨通。
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These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain .
这些牛是英国最纯的品种之一。
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Dirty hands can be a breeding ground for germs .
脏手会滋生病菌。
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He represents a new breed of politician .
他代表着新一类的政治家。
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The rabbits are bred for their long coats .
饲养兔子是为了获取他们的长毛。
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This particular breed of cattle matures early .
这一品种的牛发育成熟快。
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Players as skilful as this are a rare breed .
如此有技巧的演奏者很少见。
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He was born and bred in Boston .
他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
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I 'm a Londoner , born and bred .
我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
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The equation is simple : research breeds new products
情况很简单：研究产生新产品。
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Japanese firms are looking for a new breed of manager .
日本企业在寻觅新型管理人才。
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Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals
体制中存在的缺陷为金融丑闻的出现提供了土壤。
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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。
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Given patience , successful breeding of this species can be achieved .
只要有耐心，是能成功培育出这一品种的。
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Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria .
温牛奶是细菌理想的滋生地。
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It 's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff .
知道所有员工的名字是有良好教养的一种体现。
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He used to breed dogs for the police
他曾经为警方培育警犬。
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She was too well bred to want to hurt the little boy 's feelings .
她很有涵养，不想去伤害小男孩的感情。
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Certain breeds are more dangerous than others .
某些品种比其他品种更危险。
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I am carefully selecting the breeding stock
我正在精心挑选种畜。
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Horse breeding is indeed a risky enterprise .
养马确实是个有风险的营生。
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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。
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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。
只限于指动物交配繁殖；也可指饲养、培育动植物。
Some animals breed very fast.
一些动物繁殖速度非常快。
Many families in the town become rich after they began to breed cattle and pigs.
饲养牛和猪以后，镇上的很多家庭都致富了。
通常指动植物或微生物繁殖。
Long-time exposure to the damp environment multiplies the bacteria in food rapidly.
长时间放置在潮湿的环境中使食物中的细菌迅速繁殖。
Rabbits multiply very fast.
兔子繁殖非常迅速。
指人或动物繁育后代。
They care about nothing except procreating.
他们关心的只是传宗接代。
Experts are doing research on animals' power to procreate their species.
专家正在研究动物繁衍后代的能力。
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