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Collins English-English Dictionary
- breed [briːd]
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1.
vb
to bear (offspring)
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to bring up; raise
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3.
vt.
to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate
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4.
vt.
to produce and maintain new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)
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5.
vt.
to produce or be produced; generate
- to breed trouble
- violence breeds in densely populated areas
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6.
n
a group of organisms within a species, esp a group of domestic animals, originated and maintained by man and having a clearly defined set of characteristics
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7.
n
a lineage or race
- a breed of Europeans
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8.
n
a kind, sort, or group
- a special breed of hatred
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9.
n
[Etymology]
Old English br
e dan, of Germanic origin; related tobrood
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1.
vb
to bear (offspring)
Examples
- to breed dogs
- 养狗 → breed
- men of the same breed
- 同种人 → breed
- A strong breed emerged.
- 一个优良品种形成了。 → breed
- That breed of dog is very noble.
- 那只狗的品种非常名贵。 → noble
- Your dog is the same breed as mine.
- 你的狗跟我的是同一个品种。 → mine
- to breed trouble → breed
- a breed of Europeans → breed
- a special breed of hatred → breed
- to breed true → true
- 繁育优良品种
- breed good strains → 繁育
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