Word · Frequency #3699
breedings
繁殖；配种
breedings is the plural of breeding.
The production of offspring, especially in animals, by sexual reproduction, mating, or insemination.
多用于动物
- 1.
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
通过有性繁殖繁衍后代
- 2.
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
举止和表达优雅得体
- 3.
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
自然或人工授精的行为
- 4.
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
良好教养的结果(尤指得体的社交行为知识)
- 5.
The act of copulation in animals.
动物交配的行为
- 6.
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
帮助某人成长为被社会接纳的成员
- 7.
The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
被视为贵族特征并通过遗传获得的良好举止
- 8.
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
教养；教育；礼仪的培养
- 9.
Descent; pedigree; extraction.
血统；家谱；出身
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
In use
Her breeding was evident in the way she politely greeted everyone at the party.
Good breeding means knowing how to behave in formal settings.
He showed his breeding by always speaking softly and respectfully.
a woman of breeding and refinement
have [adj] breeding
good breeding 指良好的教养。
She has good breeding.
她很有教养。
be of [adj] breeding
He is a man of good breeding.
他是个有教养的人。
lack breeding
Connections
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
- 繁殖季节
- Birds build nests during the breeding season.鸟类在繁殖季节筑巢。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
breed（繁殖）+ing = 教养，优雅举止如培育良种。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
不可数名词，指教养、风度。
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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