breed dogs
collocation养狗
They breed dogs for show and competition.
他们养狗用于展览和比赛。
繁殖；交配
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繁殖；交配
to produce young; to mate
Many farmers breed cattle for milk production.
许多农民饲养奶牛以产奶。
多指动物
通过性行为繁殖后代；生育
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
生育；是......的发源地
To give birth to; to be the native place of.
交配
To mate.
唤起
call forth
breed
Base
原形
breeds
3rd person
第三人称单数
breeding
-ing
现在分词
bred
Past
过去式
bred
Past participle
过去分词
These dogs breed true to type.
这些狗纯种繁殖。
They bred horses on the farm.
他们在农场养马。
The species has bred successfully in captivity.
这个物种在圈养中成功繁殖。
不规则动词：原形 breed，过去式 bred，过去分词 bred。
Rabbits breed very quickly in the wild.
兔子在野外繁殖非常快。
The breeders are trying to breed a new variety of roses.
育种者正试图培育一种新的玫瑰品种。
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养狗
They breed dogs for show and competition.
他们养狗用于展览和比赛。
养牛
The farmer breeds cattle for milk production.
这位农民养牛产奶。
养马
She breeds horses on her ranch in Kentucky.
她在肯塔基州的牧场养马。
滋生疾病
Stagnant water breeds disease in the summer.
死水在夏天滋生疾病。
引起怀疑
His secretive behavior breeds suspicion among colleagues.
他的隐秘行为在同事中引起怀疑。
亲不敬，熟生蔑
After working together for years, they stopped respecting each other; familiarity breeds contempt.
共同工作多年后，他们不再互相尊重；熟悉生轻蔑。
像兔子一样繁殖
In favorable conditions, these rodents breed like rabbits.
在有利条件下，这些啮齿动物像兔子一样繁殖。
天性使然
His honesty is bred in the bone; he cannot lie.
他的诚实是天性使然；他不会说谎。
这就是世界的问题，人太多了，他们像兔子一样繁殖。
Dogs breed once or twice a year.
狗每年繁殖一到两次。
熟悉滋生蔑视。
The rabbits breed quickly in warm weather.
兔子在温暖的天气里繁殖很快。
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breed 谐音“哺育”，意为繁殖、饲养。
繁殖/饲养
breed 既可作及物动词（breed animals），也可作不及物动词（These fish breed in spring）。注意与介词 with 搭配表示“与…交配”。
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