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breed.ing5bri:7dINn [U]生育，生殖，繁殖The family's business was horse-breeding.这家人以养马为业。We used to keep pigs for breeding purposes.我们曾经培育种猪。The penguins'breeding season has begun.企鹅繁殖的季节开始了。These animals always return to the same breeding ground (= the place where they produce their young).这些动物们总是回到同一个繁殖地。Dirty water and poor sanitary conditions are rich breeding grounds for (= they produce a lot of) disease.肮脏的水源和糟糕的卫生状况是疾病孳生地。Poor housing conditions are a breeding ground for (= they produce a lot of) teenage crime.糟糕的住房条件孳生青少年犯罪。(dated) A person who has (good) breeding has been trained in their childhood to be polite and behave correctly.教养That boy lacks breeding.那男孩缺少教养。
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