breed /bri:d/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
• (n.) a special type
• (v.) copulate with a female, used especially of horses

Chinese translation

• n. 种类, 品种
• v. 养育, 引起, 饲养, 繁殖

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/bri:d/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.08 · Rare

Word forms

bred, breeding, breeds

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