breed
US /brid/
noun, verb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
This breed of dog is friendly and easy to train.
Word Family
NounNoun
breed gốc
breeder
breeding
VerbVerb
breed gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- propagatetransmit from one generation to the next
- reproducemake a copy or equivalent of
- strain(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Collocations
- Easy popular dog breeddescribing popular dog breed (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public)
- Medium breed cows on the dairy farmto breed cows on the dairy farm, meaning to call forth
- Hard familiarity breeds contempt over timedescribing familiarity breeds contempt over time (personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
- Very Hard belong to a rare dying breedto belong to a rare dying breed, meaning to be owned by; be in the possession of
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