Spartan youths were bred as warriors.是什么意思？

Spartan youths were bred as warriors.

斯巴达青年被培养成战士.

spartan

adj. 斯巴达的，斯巴达式的，纪律性强或严于自律的，简朴的，节约的，精炼的；n. 斯巴达，斯巴达式的人；

例句
Their spartan lifestyle prohibits a fridge or a phone...
他们不使用冰箱和电话，过着简朴的生活。

youths

n. 青春( youth的名词复数 )，年轻人，青年时期，青年人；

例句
...a group of youths riding their motorbikes four abreast.
驾着摩托车，四个一排齐头并进的一群年轻人

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

bred

v. 生育( breed的过去式和过去分词 )，繁殖，孕育，导致；

例句
I was born and bred in the highlands...
我在高地地区出生和长大。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

Warriors

n. 武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )；

例句
The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aims of the warriors in the field...
看来，纽约谈判人员的目标可能会再次与战场上勇士们的目标发生冲突。