Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3699
breeding
繁殖；配种
核心释义
多用于动物
The production of offspring, especially in animals, by sexual reproduction, mating, or insemination.
- 1.
通过有性繁殖繁衍后代
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- 2.
举止和表达优雅得体
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- 3.
自然或人工授精的行为
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
- 4.
良好教养的结果(尤指得体的社交行为知识)
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- 5.
动物交配的行为
The act of copulation in animals.
- 6.
帮助某人成长为被社会接纳的成员
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- 7.
被视为贵族特征并通过遗传获得的良好举止
The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
- 8.
教养；教育；礼仪的培养
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
- 9.
血统；家谱；出身
Descent; pedigree; extraction.
教养；风度；家世；血统；通过有性繁殖繁衍后代；举止和表达优雅得体；自然或人工授精的行为
用法In use
Her breeding was evident in the way she politely greeted everyone at the party.
用法提示：此处 breeding 作为名词，表示'教养'，描述一个人的礼貌行为。
Good breeding means knowing how to behave in formal settings.
用法提示：此处 breeding 作为名词，指'良好的教养'，强调社交礼仪。
He showed his breeding by always speaking softly and respectfully.
用法提示：此处 breeding 作为名词，表示'教养'，体现在言谈举止中。
a woman of breeding and refinement
the breeding of sth
用于说明繁殖的对象，of 后面接动物或植物的名称。
The zoo is responsible for the breeding of rare pandas.
这家动物园负责稀有熊猫的繁殖。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- selective breeding
- 选择性育种
- Selective breeding has produced many new varieties of crops.选择性育种培育出了许多作物新品种。
- breeding ground
- 繁殖地；温床
- The stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.死水是蚊子的繁殖地。
- good breeding
- 良好的教养
- She showed her good breeding by being polite to everyone.她对每个人都彬彬有礼，显示出良好的教养。
- animal breeding
- 动物育种
- Animal breeding requires knowledge of genetics.动物育种需要遗传学知识。
- breeding season
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
breed（繁殖）+ing = 教养，优雅举止如培育良种。
语境与语域Context & Register
[object Object]
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，指教养、风度。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel /iː/ and ending /dɪŋ/, thus rhyming with 'breeding'. Beware of words like 'heading' (/ˈhɛdɪŋ/) which are spelled similarly but have a different vowel sound.
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