单词 | breed |
释义 | breed[bri:d]vt.1.■生产,生育,生或产(仔或崽);繁殖;孵(卵):The sow breeds piglets in the spring.母猪在春天产猪崽。2.■3.■使繁殖,使生殖;饲养(牛、羊等动物):to breed a dog养狗They breed longhorns on the ranch.他们在饲养场饲养长角牛。4.■(通过人工交配)育(种);孕育:Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner.使一匹强壮的母马与一匹疾驰的牡马交配育种,并希望育成德比马赛的优胜马。5.■使(动物)交配,使(动物)受孕,使…作人工交配;与…交配:Six mice were bred in the laboratory.6只小鼠在实验室作了交配。6.■【园艺学】培育,培植;以花粉控制及选择以改良(品种):He breeds alpine plants.培植高山植物。7.■教育,培养;教养;养育,培育;反复灌输:He has been bred to be a gentleman.他已被作为绅士培养成人。He was born and bred a gentleman.他出生并被教养成绅士。8.■【核物理学】增殖,再生9.■(使)产生,造成,引起;惹起,酿成:Ignorance breeds prejudice.无知产生偏见。Dirt breeds disease.肮脏引起疾病。10.■为…的来源;是…的产地;滋生,产生(…的场所):Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.死水滋生蚊子。vi.1.■产仔,生仔,生殖,生育:Many animals breed in the spring.许多动物在春天产仔。The blackbird,like most birds,breeds in the spring.黑鸟像大多数鸟一样在春天孵小鸟。2.■(通过人工交配)育种,繁殖,孕育:Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.细菌在酒精里不会繁殖。3.■[贬义](人)繁殖,生孩子:They did not breed.他们不生儿育女。4.■发源于,产生于;产生;滋生;被酿成:Mosquitoes breed in still ponds.蚊子滋生于不流动的池塘里。5.■[方言]怀孕n.1.■【遗传学】(尤指经人工培育的动、植物的)同一品种;种;属2.■种族;血统世系,血统3.■种类,类别,类型4.■[主英国英语]一次孵化的卵;一窝(仔)5.■[美国、加拿大俚语、贬义](尤指白人与美洲印第安人的)红白混血儿(=half-breed)a breed of cat(s)[非正式用语]种类,类型(常与different或new连用)bred and born(或born and bred)从出身和教养两方面bred in the bone见 bonebreed in(and in)同种繁殖,连续进行同种交配;累代近亲联姻,近亲结婚breed out and out连续进行异种交配,异种繁殖breed true(to the type)繁殖纯种of the bulldog breed好斗的,顽强无畏的变形vt.bredbreeding |
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