读音

/briːd/

释义

• 名词:

  • 物种或种类的繁殖；品种。例如: “This dog is from an ancient breed.”
  • 家族，血统。例如: “The family has a long line of successful lawyers in their breed.”

• 动词:

  • 繁殖，饲养（动物）。例如: “Farmers breed cattle for their meat and milk.”
  • 培育（植物）。例如: “Botanists have bred a new variety of roses with a longer bloom time.”
  • 养育，教育（孩子）。例如: “Parents breed their children with good manners.”
  • 引起，产生（情感或行为）。例如: “Fear can easily breed hatred.”

短语

• “breed like rabbits” 意味着迅速大量繁殖。
• “breed loyalty” 表示培养忠诚度。

例句

• 名词: “The farmer specializes in breeding rare chickens.”
• 动词: “The couple decided to breed their Persian cats to sell the kittens.”
• 动词: “Misunderstanding can easily breed more conflict.”

同义词

• Raise
• Cultivate
• Nourish
• Generate
• Produce