crossbreeding
crossbreeding — 名詞
- crossbreedingsingular
- crossbreedingsplural
1. the activity of mating or crossing two different breeds, so that the result is a
雜交繁殖
使兩種品種交配以產生新品種的過程
the activity of mating or crossing two different breeds, so that the result is a brand-new variety
Crossbreeding helped the farmers raise cattle that survive cold winters.
雜交繁殖幫助農民養出能撐過寒冬的牛。
subject use: crossbreeding + helped + result
Years of careful crossbreeding gave the orchard sweeter, larger apples.
多年用心的雜交繁殖讓果園結出更甜更大的蘋果。
collocation: years of careful crossbreeding
Christopher studied plant crossbreeding to grow rice that resists flooding.
Christopher 研究植物雜交繁殖，希望種出耐淹水的稻米。
The dog breeders argued whether crossbreeding made puppies healthier or weaker.
養狗的業者爭論雜交繁殖讓幼犬更健康還是更虛弱。
pattern: crossbreeding made + noun + comparative
Through crossbreeding, Élise developed a tomato that ripens in two weeks.
Élise 透過雜交繁殖培育出兩週就成熟的番茄。
fronted phrase: through crossbreeding, ...
- selective crossbreeding
- controlled crossbreeding
- crossbreeding programme
- hybridization
more technical, common in science writing
- interbreeding
stresses breeding between related groups or populations
- inbreeding
breeding within one closely related line
用法筆記
Usually uncountable, naming the practice rather than one resulting animal; for a single animal or plant produced this way, use the noun 'crossbreed'.
常見錯誤
crossbreeding — 動詞
- crossbreedingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- crossbreedings3rd person singular
- crossbreedinging-ing form
- crossbreedingedpast simple
1. to mate or pollinate two plants or animals of different types, so that their off
使雜交
使不同類型的動植物交配繁殖
to mate or pollinate two plants or animals of different types, so that their offspring form a new kind
Farmers in the valley are crossbreeding goats to produce richer milk.
山谷裡的農民正讓山羊雜交，以產出更濃的羊奶。
be + crossbreeding + animal + to-purpose
Tariq spent years crossbreeding roses until one bloomed bright orange.
Tariq 花了好幾年讓玫瑰雜交，直到開出一朵亮橘色的花。
By crossbreeding two wild grasses, Padma created a stronger lawn seed.
Padma 藉由讓兩種野草雜交，培育出更耐用的草坪種子。
by + crossbreeding + two nouns
Scientists are crossbreeding wheat with a desert plant to fight drought.
科學家正讓小麥和一種沙漠植物雜交，以對抗乾旱。
pattern: crossbreed X with Y
The ranch has been crossbreeding horses and donkeys for strong farm animals.
這座牧場一直讓馬和驢雜交，以培育出健壯的農場牲口。
have been + crossbreeding + A and B
- crossbreed with
- crossbreed two varieties
- hybridize
technical term used in biology and farming
- interbreed
often of different species or separate populations
- cross
short, everyday term breeders use
- inbreed
to breed from closely related parents
文法句型
crossbreed + noun
crossbreed + noun + with + noun
用法筆記
Often pairs two objects with 'with' or 'and' (crossbreed wheat with rye); used intransitively, it describes types that breed together on their own.
常見錯誤
同根字
- crossbreed動詞B2
- crossbreed名詞B2
- crossbred形容詞B2
- breed動詞B1
- breed名詞B1
- hybrid名詞B2
常見搭配
常用片語
- crossbreeding programme
- through crossbreeding