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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   breed

   • IPA[brēd]

   美式

   • v.
     (of animals) mate and then produce offspring；cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way
   • n.
     a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection；a sort or kind of person or thing

   • verb: breed, 3rd person present: breeds, gerund or present participle: breeding, past tense: bred, past participle: bred

   • noun: breed, plural noun: breeds

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed the breeding season 同義詞 reproduce, produce offspring, procreate, bear young, multiply, ... 更多propagate, mate, literarybeget offspring
   • ▪ cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way he wants to see the animals his new stock has been bred from
   • ▪ develop (a kind of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality these horses are bred for this sport 同義詞 rear, raise, nurture
   • ▪ rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities I was raised in an artistic household and bred to be a musician they breed their children to be in complete control of any social situation 同義詞 bring up, rear, raise, nurture, educate, ... 更多teach, train
   • ▪ cause (something) to happen or occur, typically over a period of time success breeds confidence 同義詞 cause, bring about, give rise to, lead to, create, ... 更多produce, generate, spawn, foster, occasion, make for, result in, arouse, stir up, literarybeget
   • ▪ create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers 同義詞 variety, stock, strain, line, family, ... 更多type, kind, sort, class
   • ▪ a sort or kind of person or thing a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being 同義詞 type, kind, sort, variety, class, ... 更多genre, genus, order, caliber, brand, generation, vintage, informalstripe

   片語

   • a breed apart
   • a dying breed