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单词 well bred
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Definition of well bred in English:

well bred

adjective
  • Having or showing good breeding or manners.

    she was too well bred to say anything
    a well-bred brood mare
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Properly socialized, well-bred Pomeranians are enthusiastic and loving companions.
    • The lean, athletic actress with the well-bred manner became an instant star.
    • She (34, perhaps with neat blonde hair, long fingers and understated jewellery), is plain looking, though obviously well-bred.
    • A gentleman, for instance, will never be ostentatious or overbearing any more than he will ever be servile, because these attributes never animate the impulses of a well-bred person.
    • Also worth noting are the promising Lanesborough and the well-bred debutante Alexius, both mounts of Miles Trindle.
    • We assume at first glance that we are looking at twins: unmarried, well-bred, middle-class women of the same height, the same stance with near-to-identical features.
    • Ultimately, the two criminals were tried for the same crime, but one got a reduced sentence on account of his well-bred looks and manners.
    • Sex education was a farce, if provided at all, and it usually wasn't. There were instances of well-bred middle-class gels entering into marriage with only the haziest idea of how babies were conceived and born.
    • She noted that most of Brian's friends were not the amiable rogues she had imagined them to be, but quite the contrary: a bit stiff in manner, well-bred, polite, and arrogant; as were most of the ladies.
    • This old nag is the supposedly wonderfully well-bred mare you're trying to sell me?
    • A well-bred puppy from a respected line has the potential of living with you a long time.
    • She was always such a wonderful young lady… polite, well-bred, smart as a whip.
    • My forebears were fantastically wealthy Armenians who came to England from India in the 19th century and married into a penniless but well-bred local family.
    • He arrived in Scarborough in 1792, a tall, well-spoken, well-bred man who apparently had the Duke of Rutland's backing to stand for one of the borough's two Parliamentary seats.
    • Bold Crusader, a well-bred newcomer from the powerful Godolphin stable, and the speedy Nan Scurry are two others to note.
    Synonyms
    well brought up, well mannered, well behaved, polite, civil, courteous, respectful, deferential
    ladylike, gentlemanly, chivalrous, gallant, genteel, cultivated, gracious, obliging, considerate, thoughtful, urbane, formal, proper, refined, polished
    dated mannerly
 
 

Definition of well bred in US English:

well bred

adjective
  • Having or showing good breeding or manners.

    she was too well bred to say anything
    a well-bred brood mare
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My forebears were fantastically wealthy Armenians who came to England from India in the 19th century and married into a penniless but well-bred local family.
    • The lean, athletic actress with the well-bred manner became an instant star.
    • Ultimately, the two criminals were tried for the same crime, but one got a reduced sentence on account of his well-bred looks and manners.
    • Also worth noting are the promising Lanesborough and the well-bred debutante Alexius, both mounts of Miles Trindle.
    • She noted that most of Brian's friends were not the amiable rogues she had imagined them to be, but quite the contrary: a bit stiff in manner, well-bred, polite, and arrogant; as were most of the ladies.
    • We assume at first glance that we are looking at twins: unmarried, well-bred, middle-class women of the same height, the same stance with near-to-identical features.
    • A gentleman, for instance, will never be ostentatious or overbearing any more than he will ever be servile, because these attributes never animate the impulses of a well-bred person.
    • She was always such a wonderful young lady… polite, well-bred, smart as a whip.
    • This old nag is the supposedly wonderfully well-bred mare you're trying to sell me?
    • He arrived in Scarborough in 1792, a tall, well-spoken, well-bred man who apparently had the Duke of Rutland's backing to stand for one of the borough's two Parliamentary seats.
    • Properly socialized, well-bred Pomeranians are enthusiastic and loving companions.
    • A well-bred puppy from a respected line has the potential of living with you a long time.
    • Bold Crusader, a well-bred newcomer from the powerful Godolphin stable, and the speedy Nan Scurry are two others to note.
    • Sex education was a farce, if provided at all, and it usually wasn't. There were instances of well-bred middle-class gels entering into marriage with only the haziest idea of how babies were conceived and born.
    • She (34, perhaps with neat blonde hair, long fingers and understated jewellery), is plain looking, though obviously well-bred.
    Synonyms
    well brought up, well mannered, well behaved, polite, civil, courteous, respectful, deferential
 
 
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