词根及相关: illusioned adj. 充满幻想的
Eg: The world of children is illusioned. 孩子们的世界是充满幻想的。 illusionary adj. 错觉的,幻觉的
Eg: Don't believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture. illusive adj. 虚假的,不可靠的
Eg: What he described was illusive. Don't depend on him any more. imaginary 虚构的 Eg: The story is imaginary, don't be taken in. imaginative 富有想像力的 Eg: Children are more imaginative than adults. unimaginative 缺乏想像力的 imaginable 能想像得出的(须放在被修饰词之后) Eg: This is the idea / way imaginable.
◆breed v. 饲养(动物)(keep (animals) for the purpose of producing young,正式用语)
不规则动词:breed / bred / bred
breed sb (as sth):养育,教育,训练(bring up; train; educate)
Eg: As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child. 联想:breed / raise / bring up / rear :除bring up只可表示养育小孩外,其它三个词既可表示对人的抚育,也可表示对家禽、动物等的饲养
Eg: raise /breed pets 养宠物 raise / breed dogs.
I must rear the child because I have the duty.
It's difficult raising a family on a small income.
He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.
v. 导致,产生(cause; lead; result in; give rise to)
Eg: War breeds misery and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。
Your carelessness bred the accident. 短语:breed in and in 近亲结婚,同种繁殖 breed out and out 非近亲结婚,异种繁殖