B2 [ T ] to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way(为育种目的)饲养
[ I ] (of animals) to have sex and produce young animals(动物)交配繁殖
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While the animals are still immature, they do not breed.
The map on the opposite page shows where these birds commonly breed.
She breeds pedigree Burmese cats.
Animals bred in captivity would probably not survive if they were released into the wild.
At this time of year the birds return to the island to breed.
B2 a particular type of animal or plant(动植物的)品种,种
informal a type of person(人的)类型,种类
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The centre works to protect and preserve rare breeds of European sheep.
There is now a huge variety of dog breeds.
We have several breeds of deer in the park, not just one.
The Gloucester Old Spot is the oldest breed of pedigree spotted pig in the world.
Burmese, Oriental and Tonkinese are my favourite breeds of cat.
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