breeding

breeding
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the mating and production of offspring by animals
    (动物的)交配;生育,生殖,繁殖
    the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start.
    河流泛滥会引起动物交配。
    ■the activity or process of causing animals to mate and produce offspring
    育种,繁育
    the breeding of rats and mice for experiment.
    繁育实验用老鼠。
    ■the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity
    教养
    a girl of good breeding.
    一个有良好教养的女孩。
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