breeding

breeding

名词 breeding:

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

同义词:genteelness, gentility

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

同义词:education, training

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

同义词:bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

同义词:reproduction, procreation, facts of life

动词 breed:

call forth

同义词:engender, breed, spawn

copulate with a female, used especially of horses

同义词:breed, cover

cause to procreate (animals)

同义词:breed

have young (animals)

同义词:breed, multiply

形容词 breeding:

producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

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