breed

名词 breed:

1. a special lineage
2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   同义词：strain, stock
3. half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents)
   同义词：half-breed
4. a lineage or race of people
   同义词：strain

动词 breed:

1. call forth
   同义词：engender, spawn
2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses
   同义词：cover
3. cause to procreate (animals)
4. have young (animals)
   同义词：multiply

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. I breed some chicks for pets.
   我养了一些小鸡当宠物。
3. His horse is of the best breed.
   他的马是最好的品种。
4. The bear bred two cubs.
   这只熊生了两只小熊。
5. I had bred a dozen of chickens.
   我饲养了12只小鸡。

breed

v.（动词）
bred[brμd] breed.ing,breeds
v.tr.（及物动词）
To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
产（后代）；生，孵
To bring about; engender.
产生；导致

To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:
改良品种：尤指通过人工交配和选种，使…再生：
例句：
breed cattle.
使牛交配

To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.
优生交配：培育，多指通过人工交配和选择后代而获得所期望的特征，发展新的或改良（有机体）的品种
To mate with.
与…交配
To rear or train; bring up.
养育，训练；抚养
To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.
产生裂变的物质：增殖，指在增殖反应堆里产生（可裂变的物质）
To be the place of origin of.
是…的产地
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To produce offspring.
产仔
To originate and thrive:
繁殖，旺盛生长：
例句：
Fads breed in empty heads and full purses.
流行时尚从空虚的头脑和鼓胀的钱包中产生

n.（名词）
A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.
属：一群拥有共同祖先和明显特征的有机体，尤指属于同一物种的一群，通过人工选择来发展，通过有控制的繁殖来维持
A kind; a sort:
种类；类型：
例句：
a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.
与众不同的政治家；新型的计算机

<习惯用语>breed a scab on (one`s) nose 或
breed scabs on (one`s) nose 【区域的】
To stir up trouble for oneself.
为自己招惹麻烦
breed up a storm【新英格兰】
To become cloudy.See Regional Note at fair
乌云密布参见 fair
来源：
Middle English breden
中古英语 breden
from Old English brôdan * see bhreu-
源自 古英语 brôdan *参见 bhreu-