cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way
使(动物)繁殖,(使)产仔,(通过人工交配)育种
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bitches may not be bred from more than once a year .雌狗育种交配每年不可超过一次。
[no obj.] (of animals) mate and then produce offspring
交配;繁殖
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toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed .据说癞蛤蟆会回到自己出生的池塘去交配繁殖。
develop (a kind of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality
(为某种目的而)培育(动、植物),育种
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these horses are bred for this sport .这些马是专为这项运动而培育的。
rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way to have certain qualities
培养,养育
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Theodora had been beautifully bred .西奥多拉被培养成了一个出色的人。
produce or lead to (something), typically over a period of time
产生;滋生;酿成
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success had bred a certain arrogance .成功滋生了傲慢。
【物理】(通过核反应)增殖,再生(可裂变物质)。
a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection
(尤指经人工培育的动﹑植物的)同一品种;种;属。
a sort or kind of person or thing
(人或物的)类型,种类
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a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being .新型的企业家诞生了。
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breed apart a sort or kind of person that is very different from the norm 不同寻常的人health-service staff are a breed apart with their dedication to duty . 保健服务行业的从业人员以其忠于职守的态度而显得与众不同 -
a dying breed a sort or kind of person that is slowly disappearing 正在消失的某一类人the country's dying breed of elder statesmen. 正在淡出人们视野的该国老一辈政治家 -
what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (或blood ) 见BONE .
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