breeding

英 [ˈbriːdɪŋ]

美 [ˈbriːdɪŋ]

n.  (为繁殖的)饲养; (动植物的)生育，繁殖; 教养
v.  交配繁殖; 饲养，培育(动植物); 孕育; 导致
breed的现在分词

现在分词：breeding　

IELTS医学

BNC.3699 / COCA.5898

牛津词典

noun

• （为繁殖的）饲养
  the keeping of animals in order to breed from them
  1. the breeding of horses
     马的饲养
• （动植物的）生育，繁殖
  the producing of young animals, plants, etc.
  1. the breeding season
     繁殖季节
• 教养
  the family or social background that is thought to result in good manners
  1. a sign of good breeding
     良好教养的体现

柯林斯词典

• See also:It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff....men of low birth and no breeding.breed

英英释义

noun

• the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  Synonym:reproductionprocreationfacts of life
• the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
  1. they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
  Synonym:bringing upfosteringfosteragenurtureraisingrearingupbringing
• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
  Synonym:genteelnessgentility
• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
  1. a woman of breeding and refinement
  Synonym:educationtraining

adj

• producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
  1. the breeding population
  2. retained a few bulls for breeding purposes

双语例句

• A different kind of swine has been developed. This is the result of carefully controlled breeding.
  培育出了一种不同的猪，这是在严格控制和条件下育种的成果。
• Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
  温牛奶是细菌理想的滋生地。
• Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
  英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。
• He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs
  他独自一人生活，饲养马匹和狗。
• I am carefully selecting the breeding stock
  我正在精心挑选种畜。
• Breeding has produced types of wheat which can be grown in the north.
  通过育种已培养出可在北方种植的小麦品种。
• And as a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding.
  作为一个年轻的教师，他开始了作物育种的实验。
• The potential of graft hybridization in fruit breeding are also discussed.
  还讨论了嫁接杂交在果树育种中的重要意义。
• The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
  这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。
• It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.
  知道所有员工的名字是有良好教养的一种体现。