verb [vt. 及物动词]交配繁殖；饲养，培育；养育，培养；引起，酿成；（通过核反应）增殖可裂变物质If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way.养殖
noun [抽象名词]品种；（人的）类型，种类There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.以优产为目的的精选养殖是有潜力的。