breed

verb

/briːd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they breed	/briːd/ /briːd/
he / she / it breeds	/briːdz/ /briːdz/
past simple bred	/bred/ /bred/
past participle bred	/bred/ /bred/
-ing form breeding	/ˈbriːdɪŋ/ /ˈbriːdɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] (of animals动物) to have sex and produce young交配繁殖
- Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.很多动物只在一年的某个时候交配繁殖。
see also interbreedTopics Birdsc1, Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- in captivity
- successfully
- commercially
- …
preposition
- for
[transitive, intransitive] to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones for a particular purpose饲养，培育（动植物）
- breed something (for/as something) The rabbits are bred for their long coats.饲养兔子是为了获取它们的长毛。
- Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs.灵𤟥起初是被当作猎狗来饲养的。
- the first panda to be bred in captivity第一只人工饲养的熊猫
- breed from something She's a lovely cat. Will you breed from her?这只猫真可爱，你要用它来下仔吗？
Collocations Farming
Farming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field耕地；犁田
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼
- spread manure/fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥／肥料
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地
- damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄
- press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊
- kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming现代农场经营
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究
- improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
see also cross-breed, pure-bred, thoroughbred
- dogs that are bred for their fighting ability看中其打斗能力而培育的狗
- fish that have been selectively bred for their appearance选育出的观赏鱼
- The otters were bred in captivity and then released into the wild.水獭是圈养繁殖的，然后放归野外。
Topics Farmingc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- in captivity
- successfully
- commercially
- …
preposition
- for
[transitive] breed something to be the cause of something孕育；导致
- Nothing breeds success like success.一事成功，万事亨通。
[transitive, usually passive] breed something into somebody to educate somebody in a particular way as they are growing up以…方式教育；使养成
- Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。
see also well bred

词源Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.

Idioms

born and bred

born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education（在某地）出生长大；受过…熏陶
- He was born and bred in Boston.他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
- I'm a Londoner, born and bred.我是个土生土长的伦敦人。
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

breed like rabbits

(informal) to have a lot of babies in a short space of time繁殖：在短时间内有很多婴儿
- These rodents breed like rabbits.这些啮齿动物像兔子一样繁殖。

familiarity breeds contempt

(saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it过分亲密就会有所侮慢

breed

noun

/briːd/

a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a certain way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal品种（尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜）
- Labradors and other large breeds of dog拉布拉多及其他大型犬
- a breed of cattle/sheep某个品种的牛／羊
see also rare breed (1)
Wordfinder
- biology
- biotechnology
- breed
- cell
- chromosome
- DNA
- gene
- mutation
- organism
- protein
Wordfinder
- breed
- class
- classification
- genus
- hybrid
- kingdom
- order
- phylum
- species
- taxonomy
- This breed is used for both milk and meat production.此品种既可用于产奶和也可肉用。
- Three years later the breed was officially recognized.3 年后这个品种得到了正式的认可。
- a new breed of dairy cattle乳牛新品种
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- new
- rare
- hardy
- …
verb + breed
- keep
- use
- recognize
- …
preposition
- breed of
[usually singular] a type of person（人的）类型，种类
- He represents a new breed of politician.他代表着新一类的政治家。
- Health workers are a breed apart (= different and special) in their commitment and dedication to duty.在事业心和献身精神方面保健人员与一般人不同。
see also rare breed (2)
- a new breed of international criminals新一类的国际罪犯
- It takes a special breed of person to be a surgeon.经过特殊教养的人才能成为外科医生。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- new
- dying
- rare
- …
preposition
- breed of
phrases
- a breed apart

词源Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.