breed

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【释义】：

(bred，bred)vi．(动物)生产，繁殖：Birds breed in the spring．鸟儿在春天孵卵．

－vt．❶ 使繁殖，饲养：He breeds cattle for the brigade．他给生产队饲养牛．breed in and in同种繁殖，近亲结婚．breed out and out异种繁殖．❷ 教养，养育，训练：breed up养育．a man bred at a university受过大学教育的人．He was bred up a sailor．他受过水手训练．❸ 引起，惹起：Never forget class sufferings and our hatred bred in blood and tears．不忘阶级苦，牢记血泪仇．Dirt breeds disease．不清洁会引起疾病．breed·er n．饲养员．

－n．品种，种类：a good breed of horse良种马．