breeds

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

rare breed凤毛麟角；稀有品种

breed out在人工繁殖中消除

pure breed纯种

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.

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。