breeding
['bri:.dɪŋ] noun uncountable
ANIMALS 动物
■the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them （动物的）繁殖，饲养；（植物的）培植•The family's business was horse-breeding.这家人以养马为业。 •We used to keep pigs for breeding purposes.我们曾经养过种猪。 ■when animals have sex and reproduce 交配繁殖•The penguins' breeding season has begun.企鹅的繁殖季节开始了。
['bri:.dɪŋ] noun uncountable
BEHAVIOUR 举止 (also good breeding) old-fashioned
■polite and socially correct behaviour that someone has because they were taught it when they were a child 教养，礼貌 |