vt.

（動物）產（子），孵（卵）

使繁殖，飼養They used to breed fish in the reservoir.他們過去一直在水庫養魚。

養育；培育；教養[H][O2]They were bred up as acrobats.他們從小被作為雜技藝人培養。

引起，惹起；產生Dirt breeds disease.汙穢惹起疾病。

【核】增殖，再生

vi.

（動物）生產；孕育Rabbits breed quickly.兔子繁殖快。

繁殖，育種

滋生，產生

n.[C]

（尤指經人工培育的動植物）品種[（+of）][G]We have the finest breed of sheep.我們擁有最優品種的羊。

種類，類型

辨析

同義:

vt.養育；培育；生產

raise

produce

train

develop

cultivate

bring up

n.（生物的）種類

race

variety

strain

stock

同義參見:

occasion

description

mother

tribe

hatch1

group

sire

form

folk

father

reproduce

race2

engender

propagate

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

(past and past part. bred) (of animals) mate and then produce offspring. ▸cause (an animal) to produce offspring. ▸develop (a variety of plant or animal).bring up to behave in a particular way.produce or lead to: success had bred a certain arrogance.Physics create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction.n.

a distinctive stock of animals or plants within a species, typically one deliberately developed.a sort or kind.

Etymology

OE brēdan, of Gmc origin; rel. to brood.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》