breeds

英 [briːdz]

美 [briːdz]

v.  交配繁殖; 饲养，培育(动植物); 孕育; 导致
n.  品种(尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜); (人的)类型，种类
breed的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （宠物或牲畜的）种，品种
  Abreedof a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
  1. ...rare breeds of cattle...
     稀有品种的牛
  2. Certain breeds are more dangerous than others.
     某些品种比其他品种更危险。
• See also:He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs...He used to breed dogs for the police...These dogs are bred to fight.cross-breed
• VERB （动物）繁殖，繁育
  When animalsbreed, they have babies.
  1. Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond...
     通常青蛙会在任何条件适宜的池塘中繁殖。
  2. The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
     这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。
• VERB 产生；引起；酿成
  If you say that somethingbreedsbad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop.
  1. If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment...
     如果他们失去工作，一定会产生怨恨。
  2. Violence breeds violence.
     暴力会催生更多暴力。
• N-COUNT 类型；种类
  You can refer to someone or something as one of a particularbreed ofperson or thing when you want to talk about what they are like.
  1. Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact...
     休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。
  2. The new breed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance...
     这种新型的徒步旅行假日重在愉悦身心，而不是为了锻炼耐力。
  3. I had found that rare breed of man who was not afraid of committing himself.
     我找到了那种勇于承担责任的男人，这样的男人很少有。
• See also:breedingill-bredpure-bredwell-bred
• PHRASE （在某地）出生并长大
  Someone who wasborn and bredin a place was born there and grew up there.
  1. I was born and bred in the highlands...
     我在高地地区出生和长大。
  2. Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war...
     尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。
  3. A Londoner born and bred, she suspected that a month in the country would bore her to distraction.
     作为一个土生土长的伦敦人，她不相信在乡下呆一个月就会令她心烦意乱。
• familiarity breeds contempt→ see:familiarity

双语例句

• Common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds.
  普通的欧洲灰色野鹅；是许多家养品种的祖先。
• Local livestock breeds are threatened in many parts of the world.
  在世界上的很多地区，当地的禽畜品种都受到了威胁。
• Such secrecy breeds and encourages fear and suspicion
  如此保密的做法滋生并加剧了人们的恐惧和疑虑。
• What are some of the new breeds?
  你说说有些什么新品种？
• Modern dog breeds are part of a unique population structure, having been selectively bred for many years.
  现代犬种是一个独特的种群结构的一部分，是经过多年人工选择育成的。
• Sheep breeds with high resistance against Fasciola hepatica has not been found.
  未发现对肝片吸虫感染有高抵抗力的品种。
• Different breeds of dog ( s) have different natures.
  不同种的狗具有不同的天性。
• Violence breeds violence.
  暴力会催生更多暴力。
• Filth breeds disease and vermin.
  污秽引起疾病和害虫。
• Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.
  对罪恶熟悉之后，生出的不是蔑视，而是习以为常。