| 单词 | breeding ground |
| 释义 | breeding ground (once / 16059 pages) n Many wild animals return to the same place every year to breed: this is called a breeding ground. Animals that migrate may travel hundreds of miles over the course of a year, coming back to a breeding ground to reproduce and give birth to babies. Sea turtles crawl onto the beach, their breeding ground, to lay eggs; and polar bears use breeding grounds on solidly frozen pack ice. You can also use the phrase in a figurative way, to mean a rich or fertile environment — you might call Austin, Texas a breeding ground for new music. WORD FAMILYbreeding ground: breeding grounds USAGE EXAMPLESHe is set to swim through shark breeding grounds near Brazil, where mothers may lash out to protect their young. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) After being hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th century, the species is now thriving in protected breeding grounds. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) Male plovers arrive first in their breeding grounds from early April through mid-May and stake out their territory. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) n a place where animals breed Hypo|Hyper pesthole a breeding ground for epidemic disease rookerya breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks) heronrya breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land |
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