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| 1 | I if animals breed , they become the parents of young animals （动物）生育，繁殖 |
| The birds have bred successfully for the past six years. 过去的6年里这些鸟进行了成功的繁殖。 |
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| | 1b | to have a lot of children 生许多孩子 | |
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| 2 | T to produce new plants or animals from existing ones, especially in order to produce plants or animals with particular qualities 培植；育（种） |
| She breeds sheep. 她饲养绵羊。 |
| attempts to breed a new disease-resistant type of corn 培植新型抗疾病谷物的尝试 |
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| 3 | T to make negative feelings or situations develop 酿成，招致，引发（负面情感或局面） |
| Secrecy breeds distrust. 保密会使人产生不信任。 |
| | 3a | sometimes used for saying that something good is achieved 引起，产生（好事） | | Success tends to breed success. 成功往往会带来更多的成功。 | |
| | 3b | to be the result of something 是某事物的结果 | |
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