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breed/bri:d/ v. & n.●v. (past and past part. bred /bred/) 1 tr. & intr. bear, generate (offspring) 产(仔)；繁殖 2 tr. & intr. propagate or cause to propagate; raise (livestock) (使)育(种)；饲养(牲畜) 3 tr.a yield, produce; result in 产生，滋生；引起 war breeds famine 战争导致了饥荒 b spread 传播 discontent bred by rumour 谣言引发的不满 4 intr. arise; spread 产生；传播 disease breeds in the Tropics 疾病在热带地区流行 5 tr. bring up; train 培育；培养 bred to the law 受法律教育; Hollywood breeds stars 好莱坞培养了很多明星 6 tr. Physics create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction 【物理学】(通过核反应)增殖；再生(可裂变物质) ●n. 1 a stock of animals or plants within a species, having a similar appearance, and usu. developed by deliberate selection (通常经过有意的培育而形成的)品种 2 a race; a lineage 种族；血统 3 a sort, a kind 种类；类型 □ bred and born = born and bred (see 见 BORN) □ bred in the bone hereditary 遗传的，出来就有的 □ breed in mate with or marry near relations 同种交配；近亲结婚 □ breeder n.[Old English brēdan: related to BROOD] |