Word · Frequency #3721
breeding
繁殖；交配
breeding is the present participle of breed.
to produce young; to mate
多指动物
- 1.
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
通过性行为繁殖后代；生育
- 2.
To give birth to; to be the native place of.
生育；是......的发源地
- 3.
To mate.
交配
- 4.
call forth
唤起
- 5.
To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
饲养动物并使其繁殖以改良下一代的品质
- 6.
To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
安排特定动物的交配
- 7.
To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
培育或种植植物以赋予其特定品质
- 8.
To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
在婴幼儿时期和童年时期照顾；抚养
- 9.
To yield or result in.
产生或导致
- 10.
To educate; to instruct; to bring up.
教育；指导；抚养
- 11.
To produce or obtain by any natural process.
通过自然过程产生或获得
- 12.
To have birth; to be produced, developed, or multiplied.
出生；被生产、发展或繁殖
饲养；培育；选育；养育；教养；教育；引起；招致；酿成；生育；产生；源自；通过性行为繁殖后代；生育
In use
Many farmers breed cattle for milk production.
Rabbits breed very quickly in the wild.
The breeders are trying to breed a new variety of roses.
Verb forms
base breed · third person breeds · -ing breeding · past bred · past participle bred
不规则动词：原形 breed，过去式 bred，过去分词 bred。
Connections
Collocations
- breed dogs
- 养狗
- They breed dogs for show and competition.他们养狗用于展览和比赛。
- breed cattle
- 养牛
- The farmer breeds cattle for milk production.这位农民养牛产奶。
- breed horses
- 养马
- She breeds horses on her ranch in Kentucky.她在肯塔基州的牧场养马。
- breed disease
- 滋生疾病
- Stagnant water breeds disease in the summer.死水在夏天滋生疾病。
- breed suspicion
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
breed 谐音“哺育”，意为繁殖、饲养。
Context & Register
繁殖/饲养
Grammar Note
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”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'breed' (/briːd/). They share the spelling ending 'eed' and the same vowel sound /iː/. Beware: 'bread' (/brɛd/) looks similar but sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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