新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

breed

英  [briːd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • breeds

    1[C 可数名词] (动物的)品种

    A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.

    双语例句

    例:

    rare breeds of cattle.

    稀有牛种。

    例:

    Certain breeds are more dangerous than others.

    某些品种要比其他品种更危险。

    VERB. 动词
  • breeds , breeding , bred

    1[T 及物动词] 养殖

    If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way.

    双语例句

    例:

    He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs.

    他独自生活,养殖马和狗。

    例:

    He used to breed dogs for the police.

    他过去为警察部门养殖狗。

    例:

    These dogs are bred to fight.

    这些狗被培育为斗犬。

    2[I 不及物动词] 繁殖

    When animals breed, they have babies.

    双语例句

    例:

    Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.

    青蛙通常在任何适宜的水塘里繁殖。

    3[T 及物动词] 酿成(不良情绪或不良行为)

    If you say that something breeds bad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop.

    近义词

    create

    双语例句

    例:

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

    他们的失业必然会导致负面情绪的产生。