名詞 breed:

1. a special lineage
2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   同義詞：strain, stock
3. half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents)
   同義詞：half-breed
4. a lineage or race of people
   同義詞：strain

動(dòng)詞 breed:

1. call forth
   同義詞：engender, spawn
2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses
   同義詞：cover
3. cause to procreate (animals)
4. have young (animals)
   同義詞：multiply

1. Spaniel is a breed of dog with large ears.
   西班牙獵狗是一種長(zhǎng)著大耳朵的獵狗。
2. I breed some chicks for pets.
   我養(yǎng)了一些小雞當(dāng)寵物。
3. His horse is of the best breed.
   他的馬是最好的品種。
4. The bear bred two cubs.
   這只熊生了兩只小熊。
5. I had bred a dozen of chickens.
   我飼養(yǎng)了12只小雞。

breed

v.（動(dòng)詞）
bred[brμd] breed.ing,breeds
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
產(chǎn)（后代）；生，孵
To bring about; engender.
產(chǎn)生；導(dǎo)致

To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:
改良品種：尤指通過(guò)人工交配和選種，使…再生：
例句：
breed cattle.
使牛交配

To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.
優(yōu)生交配：培育，多指通過(guò)人工交配和選擇后代而獲得所期望的特征，發(fā)展新的或改良（有機(jī)體）的品種
To mate with.
與…交配
To rear or train; bring up.
養(yǎng)育，訓(xùn)練；撫養(yǎng)
To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.
產(chǎn)生裂變的物質(zhì)：增殖，指在增殖反應(yīng)堆里產(chǎn)生（可裂變的物質(zhì)）
To be the place of origin of.
是…的產(chǎn)地
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To produce offspring.
產(chǎn)仔
To originate and thrive:
繁殖，旺盛生長(zhǎng)：
例句：
Fads breed in empty heads and full purses.
流行時(shí)尚從空虛的頭腦和鼓脹的錢包中產(chǎn)生

n.（名詞）
A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.
屬：一群擁有共同祖先和明顯特征的有機(jī)體，尤指屬于同一物種的一群，通過(guò)人工選擇來(lái)發(fā)展，通過(guò)有控制的繁殖來(lái)維持
A kind; a sort:
種類；類型：
例句：
a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.
與眾不同的政治家；新型的計(jì)算機(jī)

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>breed a scab on (one`s) nose 或
breed scabs on (one`s) nose 【區(qū)域的】
To stir up trouble for oneself.
為自己招惹麻煩
breed up a storm【新英格蘭】
To become cloudy.See Regional Note at fair
烏云密布參見(jiàn) fair
來(lái)源：
Middle English breden
中古英語(yǔ) breden
from Old English brôdan * see bhreu-
源自 古英語(yǔ) brôdan *參見(jiàn) bhreu-