breed
verb
noun
briːd
verb
1
if
animals
breed,
they
mate
in
order
to
have
babies
〔动物〕交配繁殖
I
Eagles
breed
during
the
cooler
months
of
the
year.
鹰在一年中较凉爽的季节交配繁殖。
2
to
keep
animals
or
plants
in
order
to
produce
babies
or
new
plants,
especially
ones
with
particular
qualities
饲养; 培育
T
These
dogs
were
originally
bred
in
Scotland
to
round
up
sheep.
这些狗最初在苏格兰是为了圈羊而饲养的。
3
to
cause
a
particular
feeling
or
condition
引起，酿成，招致〔某种情感或状况〕
T
Poor
living
conditions
breed
violence
and
despair.
贫困的生活条件滋生暴力和绝望情绪。
4
if
a
place,
situation,
or
thing
breeds
a
particular
type
of
person,
it
produces
that
type
养育，哺育，生养〔某一类型的人〕
T
Society’s
obsession
with
sex
has
bred
a
generation
of
unhappy
children.
纵欲的社会生养了一代不幸的儿童。
noun
5
a
type
of
animal
that
is
kept
as
a
pet
or
on
a
farm
品种〔指宠物或养在农场上的动物〕
[+
of
]
Spaniels
are
my
favourite
breed
of
dog.
西班牙猎犬是我最喜欢的品种。
6
a
particular
kind
of
person
or
type
of
thing
〔人或物的〕类型，种类
Real
cowboys
are
a
dying
breed
(=not
many
exist
anymore)
.
真正的牛仔现在已非常少见。
Dodd
was
one
of
that
rare
breed
(=there
are
not
many
of
them)
who
could
make
the
game
of
football
look
simple.
多德可以让足球比赛变得很简单，很少有人能做到这样。
[+
of
]
a
new
breed
of
international
criminal
新型国际罪犯