[I] if animals breed, they mate in order to have babies

〔动物〕交配繁殖:

Eagles breed during the cooler months of the year.

鹰在一年中较凉爽的季节交配繁殖。

[T] to keep animals or plants in order to produce babies or new plants, especially ones with particular qualities

饲养; 培育:

These dogs were originally bred in Scotland to round up sheep.

这些狗最初在苏格兰是为了圈羊而饲养的。

[T] to cause a particular feeling or condition

引起，酿成，招致〔某种情感或状况〕:

Poor living conditions breed violence and despair.

贫困的生活条件滋生暴力和绝望情绪。

[T] if a place, situation, or thing breeds a particular type of person, it produces that type

养育，哺育，生养〔某一类型的人〕:

Society's obsession with sex has bred a generation of unhappy children.

纵欲的社会生养了一代不幸的儿童。

a type of animal that is kept as a pet or on a farm

品种〔指宠物或养在农场上的动物〕:

Spaniels are my favourite breed of dog.

西班牙猎犬是我最喜欢的品种。

a particular kind of person or type of thing

〔人或物的〕类型，种类:

Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore) .

真正的牛仔现在已非常少见。

Dodd was one of that rare breed (=there are not many of them) who could make the game of football look simple.

多德可以让足球比赛变得很简单，很少有人能做到这样。

a new breed of international criminal

新型国际罪犯