breed

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
    — a breed of tulip
  2. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
    — And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
  3. A group of people with shared characteristics. informal
    — People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.
  4. Ellipsis of half-breed. abbreviation,alt-of,derogatory,ellipsis
    — […] you stinking breed!" he answered through gritted teeth. John leaned down and placed the barrel of his six-gun hard against one of Dunlap's eyes.
动词 v.
  1. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
    — Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
  2. To give birth to; to be the native place of. transitive
    — A pond breeds fish.
  3. To mate.
  4. To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities. transitive
  5. To arrange the mating of (specific animals). often,transitive
    — She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.
  6. To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
    — He tries to breed blue roses.
  7. To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
    — born and bred
  8. To yield or result in.
    — disaster breeds famine
    Comus
  9. To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth. intransitive,obsolete
  10. To educate; to instruct; to bring up. sometimes
    — No care was taken to breed him a Protestant.
  11. To produce or obtain by any natural process.
    — Children would breed their teeth with much less danger.
  12. To have birth; to be produced, developed, or multiplied. intransitive
    — Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace On that which breed between 'em!
  13. To ejaculate inside (a person or a bodily orifice of same); to creampie. slang,transitive,vulgar
    — 2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive “God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.”

词形变化

breeds present,singular,third-person breeding participle,present bred participle,past bred past breede alternative,archaic breeds plural breede alternative,archaic

词汇关系

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相关词
breed in the bone

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.
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