1 [I] (used about animals) to have sex and produce young animals (指動物)繁殖:
Many animals won't breed in zoos.很多動物都不能在動物園内成功繁殖。 [SYN] mate 同義詞爲 mate
2 [T] to keep animals or plants in order to produce young from them (爲繁殖或育種而)飼養,栽種:
These cattle are bred to produce high yields of milk.繁育這些牛是爲了提高産奶量。
3 [T] to cause sth 導致;引起:
This kind of thinking breeds intolerance.這種思想造成氣量褊狹。 ➔breedingnoun [U]
breed²
/bri:d ||; brid/noun
[C] a particular variety of an animal (動物的特定)品種;變種:
a breed of cattle/dog一種牛/狗
breed1/brid; briːd/v past tense and past participle bred /brɛd; bred/1 [I] if animals breed, they have babies〔動物〕繁殖: Rats can breed every six weeks. 老鼠可以每六個星期繁殖一次。2 [T] to keep animals or plants in order to produce young animals or develop new plants 飼養﹔育種﹔培育; 培植: He breeds cattle. 他是育牛的。3 [T] to cause a particular feeling, situation etc to develop 引起﹐釀成﹐招致: Arguments can breed insecurity in a child. 爭吵會造成孩子沒有安全感。
breed2n [C] 1 a particular type of an animal〔動物的〕品種: +of a rare breed of sheep 珍稀品種的羊2 a particular type of person or thing〔人或物的〕類型: +of The island is catering for a new breed of tourists. 該島正在轉向爲新一類的遊客服務。
breedbreedbreedsbredbreeding1verb (breeds, breeding, bred/, has bred)1When animals breed, they produce young animals: Birds breed in the spring.2to keep animals so that they will produce baby animals: They breed horses on their farm.breedbreedbreeds2nouna kind of animal: There are many different breeds of dog.