Tra từ breed - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

breed [breed breeds bred breeding] verb, noun BrE [briːd] NAmE [briːd]
verb (bred, bredBrE [bred] ; NAmE [bred] )
1. intransitive (of animals)to have sex and produce young
• Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
see also ↑interbreed
2. transitive ~ sth (for/as sth) to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way
• The rabbits are bred for their long coats.
• Greyhounds were originally bred as hunting dogs.
•the first panda to be bred in captivity
see also ↑cross-breed, ↑pure-bred, ↑thoroughbred
3. transitive ~ sth to be the cause of sth
•Nothing breeds success like success.
4. transitive, usually passive ~ sth into sb to educate sb in a particular way as they are growing up
•Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
see also ↑well bred
see born and bred at ↑born _v., familiarity breeds contempt at ↑familiarity
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to ↑brood.

Thesaurus:
breed verb T
•Sally breeds sheep for their wool.
rear • • raise • • keep •
breed/rear/keep sth for sth
breed/rear/raise/keep animals/cattle/horses/sheep
breed/rear/raise/keep sth in captivity

Collocations:
Farming
Growing food and raising animals
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field
sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
spread manure/fertilizer on sth
cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
damage/destroy/lose your crop
ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
press/dry/ferment grapes
grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
kill/slaughter livestock
preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
Modern farming
run a fish farm/an organic dairy
engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
improve/increase crop yields
face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming

Example Bank:
•She's a lovely cat. Will you breed from her?
•dogs that are bred for their fighting ability
•fish that have been selectively bred for their appearance
•The otters were bred in captivity and then released into the wild.

noun
1. a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a controlled way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal
•Labradors and other large breeds of dog
•a breed of cattle/sheep
2. usually singular a type of person
•He represents a new breed of politician.
•Players as skilful as this are a rare breed.

Word Origin:
Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to ↑brood.

Example Bank:
•Health workers are a breed apart in their commitment and dedication to duty.
•It takes a special breed of person to be a surgeon.
•This breed is used for both milk and meat production.
•Three years later the breed was officially recognized.
•a farm that keeps rare breeds
•a new breed of dairy cattle
•a new breed of international criminals
•Players as skilful as this are a rare breed.