crossbreed

['krɔ:sbri:d] [ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɑs-]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • V-RECIP-ERG
    (使)杂交;杂交繁育
    If one species of animal or plant cross-breeds with another, they reproduce, and new or different animals or plants are produced. You can also say that someone cross-breeds something such as an animal or plant.
    例句
    By cross-breeding with our native red deer, the sika deer have affected the gene pool... 通过与我们本地的赤鹿杂交,梅花鹿的基因库已经发生了改变。 Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful... 不幸的是,将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
  • N-COUNT
    (动物的)杂交品种
    A cross-breed is an animal that is the result of cross-breeding.
英汉词典释义
  • n.
    杂交动物
    to crossbreed animals 杂交使动物繁育
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;
    "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
  • Verb
    1. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties;
    "cross a horse and a donkey""Mendel tried crossbreeding""these species do not interbreed"