| [/briːd; brid/] v (pt, pp bred[/bred; brɛd/]) 用法:
1 [I] (of animals) produce young （指动物）生育, 繁殖:
How often do lions breed? 狮子多长时间产一次仔? 用法:
2 [Tn] keep (animals) for the purpose of producing young, esp by selecting the best parents for mating 饲养（动物）（尤指为选种繁殖的）:
breed cattle, dogs, horses, etc 养牛、狗、马等. 用法:
3 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:
Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a, Cn.t] ~ sb (as sth) bring up; train; educate 养育; 训练; 教育:
a well-bred child 有教养的孩子 *
Spartan youths were bred as warriors. 斯巴达青年被培养成战士. 用法:
4 [Tn] lead to (sth); cause 导致（某事物）; 造成:
Dirt breeds disease. 污秽导致疾病丛生. *
Unemployment breeds social unrest. 失业能造成社会不安定. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) born and bred => born. familiarity breeds contempt => familiarity. breed 2
n 用法:
1 family or variety of animals, etc having a similar appearance and usu developed by deliberate selection （动物等的）品种（通常为特意繁殖的）:
a breed of cattle, sheep, etc 牛、羊等的品种 *
What breed is your dog? 你的狗是什麽品种的? 用法:
2 type; kind 类型; 种类:
a new breed of politician 新式的政治家. |