To produce, as offspring; hatch. 生产;生育;孵化。 Familiarity breeds contempt. 亲昵招狎。 His father bred him a lawyer. 他的父亲将他教养成为律师。 To propagate, as cattle. 使(家畜等)繁殖。 To be the native place of. 为...滋生之地。 A swamp breeds mosquitoes. 沼泽为蚊虫滋生之地。 To raise, as cattle. 饲养(牛群等)。 Certain animals breed only in the winter. 某些动物只在冬天繁殖。 To be born; come into being. 出生;产生。 breed in and in 近亲结婚生育;由同种繁殖。 breed like rabbits 【贬】生了一大堆。 What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. 【谚】江山易改,本性难移。 The offspring of one stock; a race; strain. 品种;种族。 horses or cattle of good breed 良种之马或牛。 men of the same breed 同一类型的人。 |