interbred

interbred — 動詞

1. (of animals or plants of different breeds, species, or types) mated with each ot

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

雜交

不同品種或物種之間交配繁殖

(of animals or plants of different breeds, species, or types) mated with each other, or were mated by people, so that the young carry traits from both parents.

例句

Farmers on the Diego ranch interbred their Angus cattle with a local hardy breed.

Diego 牧場的農夫讓他們的安格斯牛與當地一種耐寒品種雜交。

interbred X with Y for deliberate human-driven crossbreeding

Wolves and wild dogs interbred along the forest edge for many generations.

在森林邊緣，狼與野狗世代以來不斷異種交配。

intransitive: two populations interbred

同義詞
  • crossbred

    near-identical; emphasises producing a hybrid offspring

  • hybridised

    more technical; common in plant science

  • crossed

    shorter, everyday term used by breeders

反義詞
  • purebred

    adjective: bred only within one breed, not crossed

文法句型

X interbred with Y

scientists interbred X and Y

用法筆記

Subject is usually two named breeds, species, or populations; the preposition 'with' marks the partner. Distinguish from sense 2 — sense 1 always crosses different groups.

常見錯誤

❌The dog interbred a new puppy.
✅The dog interbred with another breed.
💡'interbred' is not used with a direct object that names the offspring; the partner takes 'with'.

2. (of a small or cut-off group of animals or people) mated only with members of th

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

近親繁殖

在封閉小族群內世代交配

(of a small or cut-off group of animals or people) mated only with members of the same family or community over many generations, which can cause genetic problems.

例句

The island deer had interbred for centuries, leaving the herd weaker than mainland animals.

這座島上的鹿群已近親繁殖數百年，整群比本土的動物還虛弱。

long-term inbreeding inside an isolated population

Aylin worried that her show rabbits had interbred too closely over the past five years.

Aylin 擔心她的展覽兔在過去五年裡近親繁殖得太嚴重。

human breeder concerned about genetic narrowing

同義詞
  • inbred

    near-identical for this sense; often the preferred single word

反義詞
  • outbred

    bred with partners from outside the group

文法句型

X interbred within Y

the population interbred

用法筆記

Subject is a single closed group; no 'with' partner. Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the breeding is across different groups (sense 1) or within one isolated group (sense 2).

常見錯誤

❌The herd interbred with itself.
✅The herd interbred for many generations.
💡when meaning inbreeding within one group, drop 'with'; the closed group is the whole subject.

3. (of two or more populations meeting in the same area) mated freely with each oth

3.動詞不及物C1
釋義

族群混血

兩個族群相遇後彼此交配混合

(of two or more populations meeting in the same area) mated freely with each other so that, over time, the original groups blurred into one mixed population.

例句

Early modern humans and Neanderthals interbred in parts of Europe and West Asia.

早期現代人與尼安德塔人曾在歐洲及西亞部分地區彼此混血交配。

classic anthropological example: two populations blurring over time

When two farming communities settled along the same river, their cattle interbred for decades.

當兩個農民聚落沿著同一條河定居後，他們的牛隻彼此混血交配了數十年。

two groups meet in a shared area and their stock mixes

同義詞
  • intermixed

    wider word; can apply to non-biological mixing too

  • mingled

    less technical; can describe populations or fluids

反義詞

文法句型

populations interbred

X and Y interbred

用法筆記

Use this sense when the focus is on populations mixing as a historical or ecological fact, without highlighting whether the crossing was planned (sense 1) or whether the group was closed (sense 2). Often appears in anthropology, archaeology, and evolutionary biology writing.