v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 生育; 繁殖 give birth to young; reproduce
2. vt. 饲养,培养 keep animals, plants, etc.
3. vt. 引起,招致 cause (an undesirable condition or feeling) to develop; produce

Noun:

1. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;

   "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
   "he created a new strain of sheep"
   

2. a special type;

   "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
   

Verb:

1. call forth

2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses;

   "The horse covers the mare"
   

3. cause to procreate (animals);

   "She breeds dogs"
   

4. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms);

   "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
   "These bacteria reproduce"
   

1.（宠物或牲畜的）种，品种
Abreed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.

breed在线翻译

e.g. ...rare breeds of cattle...
稀有品种的牛
e.g. Certain breeds are more dangerous than others.
某些品种比其他品种更危险。

2.饲养；培育
If youbreed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way.

e.g. He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs...
他独自一人生活，饲养马匹和狗。
e.g. He used tobreed dogs for the police...
他曾经为警方培育警犬。

breeding
There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.
选种培育以提高产量会大有可为。

3.（动物）繁殖，繁育
When animalsbreed, they have babies.

e.g. Frogs will usuallybreed in any convenient pond...
通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。
e.g. The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。

breeding
During the breeding season the birds come ashore.
在繁殖季节各种鸟都飞到岸边。

4.产生；引起；酿成
If you say that somethingbreeds bad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop.

e.g. If they are unemployed it's bound tobreed resentment...
如果他们失去工作，一定会产生怨恨。
e.g. Violence breeds violence.
暴力会催生更多暴力。

5.类型；种类
You can refer to someone or something as one of a particularbreed of person or thing when you want to talk about what they are like.

e.g. Sue is one of the newbreed of British women squash players who are making a real impact...
休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。
e.g. The newbreed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance...
这种新型的徒步旅行假日重在愉悦身心，而不是为了锻炼耐力。

6. see also: breeding;ill-bred;pure-bred;well-bred

7.（在某地）出生并长大
Someone who wasborn and bred in a place was born there and grew up there.

e.g. I was born and bred in the highlands...
我在高地地区出生和长大。
e.g. Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war...
尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。

8. familiarity breeds contempt -> see familiarity

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Wild animals don't breed well in captivity.

野生动物圈养时不好繁殖。

How often do lions breed?

狮子多长时间产一次仔?

I breed some chicks for pets.

我养了一些小鸡当宠物。

Spartan youths were bred as warriors.

斯巴达青年被培养成战士.

Spaniel is a breed of dog with large ears.

西班牙猎狗是一种长着大耳朵的猎狗。

His horse is of the best breed.

他的马是最好的品种。

The islanders are a strong breed of people.

这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。

My mother told me a story about an almost vanished Northern breed.

妈妈跟我讲了个几近灭绝的北方种族的故事。

Nothing breeds success like success.

一事成功万事亨通。

Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.

他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。

Labradors and other large breeds of dog

拉布拉多犬及其他大型品种狗

a breed of cattle'/sheep , etc.

某个品种的牛、羊等

He represents a new breed of politician.

他代表着新一类的政治家。

Players as skilful as this are a rare breed .

如此有技巧的演奏者很少见。

The rabbits are bred for their long coats.

饲养兔子是为了获取他们的长毛。

Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.

很多动物只在一年的某个时候交配繁殖。

Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war...

尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。

...rare breeds of cattle...

稀有品种的牛

Certain breeds are more dangerous than others.

某些品种比其他品种更危险。

He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs...

他独自一人生活，饲养马匹和狗。

He used to breed dogs for the police...

他曾经为警方培育警犬。

Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond...

通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。

The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.

这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。

If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment...

如果他们失去工作，一定会产生怨恨。

Violence breeds violence.

暴力会催生更多暴力。

Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact...

休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。

The new breed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance...

这种新型的徒步旅行假日重在愉悦身心，而不是为了锻炼耐力。

I was born and bred in the highlands...

我在高地地区出生和长大。

The breed societies'own auctions, especially in Europe, are an education in their own right.

马匹繁育协会下属的拍卖会是相当于自身权利所有的组织, 尤其是在欧洲.

The new breed is under observation.

新品种正在观察中.

Resource of the one careless birds feed domestic animal is basic feature ( one ) breed is various.

一草食畜禽资源基本特征 ( 一 ) 品种繁多.

Especially of breed of a few actor last level and exit are achieved assemble capacity.

非凡是一些名优品种的保鲜水平和出口创汇能力.

Education and experience breed a breadth of vision and understanding to him.

教育和经历使他眼界开阔.

Most birds breed in the spring.

大部分的鸟类在春天传宗接代.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Rabbits breed quickly.
   兔子繁殖很快。
2. Birds breed in the spring.
   鸟类在春季繁殖。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The bear bred two cubs.
   这熊生了两只小熊。
2. Yet every mother breeds not sons alive.
   一母生百子,百子皆不同。
3. They breeds cattle for the market.
   他们饲养牲畜以供应市场。
4. Many farmers in this area breed cows and sheep.
   这个地区许多农民养牛和羊。
5. They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.
   他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
6. Familiarity breeds contempt.
   亲昵招致轻蔑。
7. War breeds misery and ruin.
   战争造成苦难与灾害。
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8. The winning horse was bred in Ireland.
   获胜的马是在爱尔兰繁殖的。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +(as+) n./adj.

1. The parents are trying to breed their son a musician.
   这对父母尽力要把儿子培养成为音乐家。
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2. He was bred up as a painter.
   他从小被作为画家培养。

～+名词

• breed%20birds">breed birds养鸟
• breed%20cattle%20and%20horses">breed cattle and horses饲养牛和马
• breed%20contempt">breed contempt招致轻蔑
• breed%20sb%20a%20gentleman">breed sb a gentleman把…教养成一位绅士
• breed%20sb%20a%20musician">breed sb a musician把…培养成音乐家

～+副词

• breed%20intelligently">breed intelligently智力培养
• breed%20rapidly">breed rapidly繁殖很快
• breed%20selectively">breed selectively有选择地培养
• breed%20in%20and%20in">breed in and in与近亲结婚
• breed%20out%20and%20out">breed out and out异种繁殖

～+介词

• breed%20at%20a%20university">breed at a university在大学里培养
• breed%20for%20the%20church">breed for the church培养成牧师
• breed%20cattle%20for%20market">breed cattle for market饲养牛供应市场
• breed%20in%20luxury">breed in luxury过奢侈生活长大
• breed%20good%20manners%20into%20one%27s%20children">breed good manners into one's children向孩子们灌输良好的礼貌举止

• Nothing useth fire, But man alone, to show his heavenly breed.

  出自：G. Herbert

• He has breed in him, a real aristocrat of crime.

  出自：Conan Doyle

• Rotten timber breedeth wormes.

  出自：J. Baret

• I couldn't leave any clues to breed suspicions.

  出自：J. Buchan

• April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land.

  出自：T. S. Eliot

• Poverty and ignorance breed crime.

  出自：M. L. King

v.(动词)

1. breed的基本意思是指动物通过妊娠或卵化而产生后代,也指生命诞生之后的养育与培养。引申可指缓慢的、持续的成长过程,尤指爆发前的潜伏期。
2. breed作“繁殖”解时可用作不及物动词,主语多为动物,泛指繁殖后代。breed作“繁殖”解时也可用作不及物动词,主语为动物时,宾语为其交配对象或所繁殖的后代; 主语为人时,意思是某人决定动物交配的时间、对象等,宾语为该动物。
3. breed作“培养,教育”解时是及物动词,宾语为动植物,也可为人,还可以是所培养的品质等; 也可接名词或形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
4. breed作“引起,招致”解时,用作及物动词,宾语多为战争、疾病、动乱等不良事物。
5. breed可用于被动结构。
6. breed的过去式、过去分词都是bred。

v.(动词)

breed, multiply, reproduce

这组词都有“繁殖”的意思。其区别在于:reproduce通常用于动物; breed用于人时通常含贬义; multiply强调大量地繁殖。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的bredan，意为养育，带；抚育，取暖。