| 词汇 | breed |
| 释义 | breed 1. noun 1 a person of mixed ancestry, Indian and non-Indian CANADA, 1956. 2 a person who is not white US, 1992 2. verb ► breed a scabto create trouble US, 1941 breed like rabbitsslang To have several babies in a short period of time. (Rabbits are known to produce a large number of offspring very rapidly.) I can't believe my sister is pregnant for the fourth time in five years. She and her husband just breed like rabbits! familiarity breeds contemptRepeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship. A: "Those two teams have built up quite a rivalry over the years." B: "They play in the same division, and familiarity breeds contempt." I've been stuck with Larry in the office all week, and I'm afraid they're right that familiary breeds contempt. a breed apartA type or group of people that is markedly superior to or unique from most others. Citizens from that state have long considered themselves a breed apart from the rest of the country, and there has been a growing movement to gain secession in recent years. Watching her performance on the field yesterday, it is clearer than ever that the team's captain is truly a breed apart. breed up a stormOf the weather, to become overcast. I wouldn't go outside right now—it looks to be breeding up a storm. like breeds like1. A person will usually adopt similar beliefs, characteristics, or behavior to those they spend the most time with, such as family, friends, colleagues, etc. Well, is it any surprise he's acts way, considering his father's behavior? Like breeds like, after all. Like breeds like, and if you're running a company with questionable ethics, don't be surprised if your employees aren't the most morally upright people in the world. 2. People tend to associate with those who share the same beliefs or behaviors, which in turn reinforces them. Like breeds like when it comes to mainstream political discourse, and this has become even more evident in the age of social media. People don't want to examine their own actions or beliefs with a critical eye, they just want to be surrounded by those who are the same or approve of it. Like breeds like, after all. love breeds loveIf you show love, kindness, and goodwill toward someone, it will typically cause them to behave in a similar way to yourself or to others. I feel like we as a people are losing the notion that love breeds love these days, choosing instead to attack or criticize other people as our default reaction. I've always taken the stance that love breeds love, and, in my own experience, anyway, it has always borne out to be true. hate breeds hateIf you treat someone with anger, malice, or hatred, it will typically cause them to behave in a similar way to yourself or to others. I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and treat people as kindly as possible, even if they've wronged me in the past. Hate only ever breeds hate, after all. It just feels like people only want to attack and tear down anyone with an opposing opinion these days. But hate breeds hate, and all we seem to be getting is an ever-rising sea of ill will between each other. Familiarity breeds contempt.Prov. People do not respect someone they know well enough to know his or her faults. The movie star doesn't let anyone get to know him, because he knows that familiarity breeds contempt. Like breeds like.Prov. People tend to raise children who are like them; something tends to give rise to things that resemble it. Jill: I think Fred's little boy is going to be just as disagreeable as Fred. Jane: That's no surprise. Like breeds like. familiarity breeds contemptLong experience of someone or something can make one so aware of the faults as to be scornful. For example, Ten years at the same job and now he hates it-familiarity breeds contempt. The idea is much older, but the first recorded use of this expression was in Chaucer's Tale of Melibee (c. 1386). familiarity breeds contemptIf you say that familiarity breeds contempt, you mean that if you know someone or something very well, you can easily become bored with them and stop treating them with respect. Of course, it's often true that familiarity breeds contempt, that we're attracted to those who seem so different from those we know at home. It is second-year drivers — when familiarity breeds contempt for road rules — that are the problem. Note: Other nouns are sometimes used instead of contempt. Familiarity breeds inattention. Typically, family members are so convinced they know what another family member is going to say that they don't bother to listen. a breed aparta kind of person or thing that is very different from the norm.breed like rabbitsreproduce prolifically. informalfamiliarity breeds conˈtempt(saying) you have little respect, liking, etc. for somebody/something that you know too well: George’s father is regarded by everyone as a great artist, but George doesn’t think he is. Familiarity breeds contempt!breeda scab/scabs on (one's) nose Regional To stir up trouble for oneself. breed up a stormNew England To become cloudy. familiarity breeds contemptOverexposure to or knowing something or someone too thoroughly can turn liking into hostility. The idea behind this expression dates from ancient times—the Roman writer Publilius Syrus used it about 43 b.c.—and approximately twelve hundred years later Pope Innocent III repeated it, also in Latin. The first record of it in English appeared in Nicholas Udall’s translation of Erasmus’s sayings (1548): “Familiaritye bringeth contempt.” Later writers often stated it with humor or irony, notably Mark Twain in his unpublished diaries (Notebooks, ca. 1900): “Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.” |
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