breed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++breed1 /briːd/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle bred /bred/) 1 [intransitive]BABY/HAVE A BABY if animals breed, they mate in order to have babies 〔动物〕交配繁殖 Eagles breed during the cooler months of the year. 鹰在一年中较凉爽的季节交配繁殖。2 [transitive]TAHB to keep animals or plants in order to produce babies or new plants, especially ones with particular qualities 饲养；培育 These dogs were originally bred in Scotland to round up sheep. 这些狗最初在苏格兰是为了圈羊而饲养的。 → crossbreed1, purebred, thoroughbred3 [transitive]CAUSE to cause a particular feeling or condition 引起，酿成，招致〔某种情感或状况〕 Poor living conditions breed violence and despair. 贫困的生活条件滋生暴力和绝望情绪。4 [transitive] if a place, situation, or thing breeds a particular type of person, it produces that type 养育，哺育，生养〔某一类型的人〕 Society’s obsession with sex has bred a generation of unhappy children. 纵欲的社会生养了一代不幸的儿童。 → well-bred, → born and bred at born1(3)→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
breed• This is a pond where ducks breed.• Decomposing waste and disease-carrying bacteria compete with the fish for oxygen, limiting the number of fish that can be bred.• The music became a fixture on urban radio in the '80s and bred a generation of fans.• The planned deregulation has bred concern that Petron will face stiffer competition and an erosion of its 42 percent market share.• But success in this world seems to breed envy which, in its turn, can breed hostility.• Only some endangered animals can be bred in zoos.• There are lots of them out there and, apparently, they breed like Kennedys.• Another trouble with politics, it breeds politics.• These trees are bred to resist pollution.• Rabbits breed very quickly.breed2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 TYPEa type of animal that is kept as a pet or on a farm 〔宠物或牲畜的〕品种breed of Spaniels are my favourite breed of dog. 西班牙猎犬是我最喜欢的犬种。2 TYPEa particular kind of person or type of thing 〔人或物的〕类型，种类 Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore). 真正的牛仔现在已非常少见。 Dodd was one of that rare breed (=there are not many of them) who could make the game of football look simple. 多德可以让足球比赛变得很简单，很少有人能做到这样。breed of a new breed of international criminal 新型国际罪犯Examples from the Corpus
breed• A breed of men to whom truth was open not just to minor revisions and nice distinctions, but to management.• As mentioned earlier, there is some connection between temperament and factors such as build, colour, breed etc.• Spaniels are my favorite breed of dog.• Birds make nests in preparation for breeding.• Some short-haired breeds have guard hairs that are less than 2 inches in length, sparse awn hairs and no down hairs.• Most dairy herds today are of Friesian or Holstein breeds.• Now a new breed of scientists is changing all that.• Shaffer is one of the new breed of wunderkind chefs.• That said, do not be fooled into thinking that the Internet-only breed will automatically offer higher rates.• The hippies have proved a sturdier breed than most.• It's a very unusual breed of goat, dating back to the time of Cleopatra.• What breed of dog is that? I've never seen one like it before.a new breed of• Roller blades are a new breed of roller skates.• They are the names of microcomputers produced by a new breed of electronics entrepreneurs.• The clamp down will create a new breed of locally created censors.• First a new breed of fleet must be dispatched and anchored at 600-mile intervals in the oceans.• Alternative accommodation in the metropolitan area for a new breed of large steamships had become a matter of some urgency.• Now a new breed of scientists is changing all that.• She is particularly proud of her involvement with the recent appointments of a new breed of top entrepreneurial staff.• According to industry officials, a new breed of digital phone transmits in computer code that is much more difficult to intercept.• But over the past few years a new breed of journalist has evolved - hungry, competitive and aggressive.Origin breed1 Old English bredanbreed1 verbbreed2 nounChinese
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breed1 /briːd/ 
verb (past tense and past participle bred /bred/)
Eagles breed during the cooler months of the year.
2. [transitive] to keep animals or plants in order to produce babies or new plants, especially ones with particular qualities:
These dogs were originally bred in Scotland to round up sheep. ⇨ crossbreed1, purebred, thoroughbred
3. [transitive] to cause a particular feeling or condition:
Poor living conditions breed violence and despair.
4. [transitive] if a place, situation, or thing breeds a particular type of person, it produces that type:
Society’s obsession with sex has bred a generation of unhappy children.
⇨ well-bred, ⇨ born and bred at born2(3)
breed2 noun [countable]
1. a type of animal that is kept as a pet or on a farm
breed of
Spaniels are my favourite breed of dog.
2. a particular kind of person or type of thing:
Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore).
Dodd was one of that rare breed (=there are not many of them) who could make the game of football look simple.
breed of
a new breed of international criminal
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verb (past tense and past participle bred /bred/) Language: Old English
Origin: bredan
1. [intransitive] if animals breed, they mate in order to have babies:Origin: bredan
2. [transitive] to keep animals or plants in order to produce babies or new plants, especially ones with particular qualities:
3. [transitive] to cause a particular feeling or condition:
4. [transitive] if a place, situation, or thing breeds a particular type of person, it produces that type:
⇨ well-bred, ⇨ born and bred at born2(3)
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noun [countable]1. a type of animal that is kept as a pet or on a farm
breed of
2. a particular kind of person or type of thing:
breed of
Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕