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单词 breed
释义 breed¹ /briːd/(breeds,breeding,bred)
🄰 vt.
1.(propagate)+ animals繁殖;繁育;饲养;+ plants培植
to breed dogs养狗

He used to breed dogs for the police.他曾经为警方培育警犬。

He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs.他独自一人生活, 饲养马匹和狗。

2.(selectively)+ new strain, new variety培养;培育

New varieties of rose are bred each year.每年都会培育出新的玫瑰品种。

to be bred for sth被培养用于某目的;被培育作某用途

a rose that is bred mainly for its scent主要为获取其芳香而培育的玫瑰品种

to be bred to do sth被训练做某事;被培养做某事

These dogs are bred to fight.这些狗专门用来训练进行打斗。

3.(bring up)+ person养育;哺育;培养

These young men were bred to enter the imperial civil service.这些年轻人是专为帝国行政部门培养的工作人员。

(born and brought up)在某地土生土长;在某地出生和成长

I was born and bred in Perth.我生于珀斯, 长于珀斯。

a Londoner born and bred土生土长的伦敦人
4.(generate)+ violence, resentment, hate, suspicion产生;引起;酿成;招致

If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment.如果把他们解雇了, 一定会让他们心生怨恨。

Rumours like this tend to breed suspicion.这种传闻往往会引起怀疑。

violence breeds violence暴力会滋生更多的暴力

Reminding all concerned that violence breeds violence, they repeat their appeal for calm and restraint.他们提醒所有相关人士暴力会滋生出更多的暴力, 并重申了对冷静和克制的诉求。

🄱 vi.
animal +生育;繁殖;产仔

Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.青蛙通常会在任何条件适宜的池塘里繁殖。

'Those people,' he said, 'breed like rabbits.'“这些人, ”他说, “就像兔子产崽一样生孩子。”

breed² /briːd/ n.
1.(of animal)(尤指家畜的)品种
rare breeds of cattle牛的稀有品种

a common breed of dog一种常见的狗品种

2.(type)类型;种类

I had found that rare breed of man who was not afraid of committing himself.我找到了那种不惧怕作出承诺的男人, 这种男人真是少之又少。

a new breed of sth某物的新种类;某物的新类型

Charlotte Gray leads a new breed of gentle war movie.夏洛特•格雷主演了一部温情的新型战争电影。

3.(race)血统;世系;种族

The British used to be referred to as the 'bulldog breed'.英国人过去常被戏称为“斗牛犬种族”。

4.a breed apart与众不同的一类人

Athletes are by nature a breed apart. They enjoy risk taking.运动员生性就与众不同, 他们喜欢冒险。

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