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。