interbreed
/ˌɪntəˈbriːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈbriːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd/ (ame, mw)
interbreed — 動詞
- interbreedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- interbreedshe / she / it
- interbredpast simple
- interbreeding-ing form
1. to mate animals or plants from different breeds, species, or groups, or to make
雜交
讓不同品種或族群交配繁殖
to mate animals or plants from different breeds, species, or groups, or to make this happen on purpose so the young carry features from both sides
Scientists interbreed wild rice with a farm variety to study drought resistance.
科學家把野生稻和一種栽培品系雜交，以研究抗旱性。
interbreed A with B for a planned result
In the valley, wolves sometimes interbreed with village dogs.
在那座山谷裡，狼有時會和村裡的狗雜交。
intransitive use: interbreed with
Sayaka learned that the island foxes had interbred with escaped pets.
Sayaka 得知島上的狐狸曾和逃出的寵物雜交。
Breeders interbred two sheep lines and got lambs with softer wool.
育種者讓兩個綿羊品系雜交，得到了羊毛更柔軟的羊羔。
Over many seasons, garden beans interbred naturally with a nearby wild type.
經過許多個生長季，菜園裡的豆子自然地和附近的野生品種雜交了。
- crossbreed
very close in meaning, often with a stronger sense of planned breeding
- hybridize
more technical, especially in scientific writing about plants and genetics
- cross
short breeder's term often used for plants and animals
文法句型
interbreed A with B
interbreed two plant strains
wolves interbreed with dogs
用法筆記
Use it intransitively with 'with' when two populations mate naturally. Use it transitively when a breeder or scientist deliberately pairs one line with another.