breeds
[bri:dz]

n.

种，品种( breed的名词复数 )；

v.

生育( breed的第三人称单数 )；繁殖；孕育；导致

双语释义

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

英英释义

breed

• n.
  • a special lineage

    "a breed of Americans"

  • a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"

    同义词：strainstock

  • half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents)

    同义词：half-breed

  • a lineage or race of people

    同义词：strain

• v.
  • call forth

    同义词：engenderspawn

  • copulate with a female, used especially of horses

    同义词：cover

  • cause to procreate (animals)

    "She breeds dogs"

  • have young (animals)

    "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

    同义词：multiply

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

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

～+副词

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

～+介词

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

词组短语

rare breed凤毛麟角；稀有品种

breed out在人工繁殖中消除

pure breed纯种

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Wild animals don't breed well in captivity.
   野生动物圈养时不好繁殖。
2. How often do lions breed?
   狮子多长时间产一次仔?
3. I breed some chicks for pets.
   我养了一些小鸡当宠物。
4. Spartan youths were bred as warriors.
   斯巴达青年被培养成战士.

用作名词(n.)

1. 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。
2. His horse is of the best breed.
   他的马是最好的品种。
3. The islanders are a strong breed of people.
   这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。
4. 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。

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