breeding

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. countable,uncountable
    — In analysing the ecological conditions of an animal population we have above all to focus our attention upon the most sensitive stages within the life cycle of the animal, that is, the period of breeding and larval development.
  2. The act of insemination by natural or artificial means. countable,uncountable
  3. The act of copulation in animals. countable,uncountable
  4. The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity. countable,uncountable
  5. Nurture; education; formation of manners. countable,uncountable
    — She had her breeding at my father's charge.
  6. Descent; pedigree; extraction. countable,uncountable
    — Your dog has good breeding.
  7. Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex. countable,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of breed form-of,gerund,participle,present
    — Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, relating to or used for breeding. not-comparable
    — Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.

词形变化

breedings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antibreeding breeding hips cobreeding cross-breeding dog breeding inbreeding linebreeding line breeding nonbreeding non-breeding outbreeding postbreeding prebreeding selective breeding stockbreeding unbreeding xbreeding breeding ground

词源

词源 1
From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English bredyng, bredynge, from Old English *brēdende, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood; breed”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
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