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breed (obj)bri:dvpast bred bredto keep (animals or plants) for the purpose of producing young animals or plants with chosen qualities, or (of animals) to have sex and reproduce饲养，繁殖My father breeds alpine plants. [T]我父亲种植高山植物。American pit bull terriers are bred for their fighting instincts. [T]人们繁殖美洲短毛犭更是因为它们本性好斗。The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.[I]画眉同大多数鸟一样在春天繁殖。(fig.) Favouritism breeds (= produces) resentment.[T]溺爱招致怨恨。[INBRED, INBRED, PUREBRED, THOROUGHBRED, WELL-BRED]
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