brood

英 [bruːd]

美 [bruːd]

v.  焦虑，忧思(使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事); 孵(蛋)
n.  (一次孵或生的)一窝鸟，一窝动物; 一大家孩子

过去式：brooded　复数：broods　现在分词：brooding　第三人称单数：broods　过去分词：brooded　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15462 / COCA.14517

同义词辨析

broodhatchincubate【导航词义：孵化】

牛津词典

verb

• 焦虑，忧思（使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事）
  to think a lot about sth that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset
  1. You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?
     你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧？
• 孵（蛋）
  if a bird broods , or broods its eggs, it sits on the eggs in order to hatch them (= make the young come out of them)

noun

• （一次孵或生的）一窝鸟，一窝动物
  all the young birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time
• 一大家孩子
  a large family of children

柯林斯词典

• 一窝幼雏
  Abroodis a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
• N-COUNT （某人的)一群孩子，家中所有的子女
  You can refer to someone's young children as theirbroodwhen you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
  1. ...a large brood of children.
     一大群子女
• VERB 沉思；苦思冥想
  If someonebroodsover something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily.
  1. I guess everyone broods over things once in a while...
     我猜想每个人都会不时地琢磨一些事情。
  2. She constantly broods about her family...
     她一直为她的家人担忧。
  3. I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?
     我一直不安：他会一直这样吗？

英英释义

noun

• the young of an animal cared for at one time

verb

• sit on (eggs)
  1. Birds brood
  2. The female covers the eggs
  Synonym:hatchcoverincubate
• think moodily or anxiously about something
  Synonym:dwell
• be in a huff
  Synonym:grizzlestew
• be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  1. She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
  Synonym:sulkpout
• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  1. The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
  Synonym:hoverloombulk large

双语例句

• The brood of bees approached the new field of budding flowers with care.
  那窝蜜蜂小心翼翼地靠近一块从未去过的田野，那里长满了含苞待放的鲜花。
• Like most children, my own brood complains constantly about my style of parenting.
  像大多数孩子们一样，我自己的孩子也一直抱怨我对他们的养育方式。
• I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?
  我一直不安：他会一直这样吗？
• The hen brought off a brood of young.
  母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。
• She was left to herself to brood and wonder.
  她只有独自一个在那里沉思和惊讶。
• Perhaps most of all, he likes to brood.
  也许大部分时候他喜欢沉思。
• Besides, breeding, brood stage is very like sparrows gregarious birds.
  除繁殖、育雏阶段外，麻雀是非常喜欢群居的鸟类。
• If I didn't make conscious choices now, I knew I would brood and drink.
  我知道，如果现在不做出清醒的选择，我就会闷头沉思，纵酒滥饮。
• Stay open to what you can learn, but refuse to brood.
  对于你能学到的东西始终保持开放的心态，但不要陷入沉思。
• You also have a tendency to brood and to bear grudges and can be suspicious and vindictive.
  另外，你喜欢沉思，易于记仇，而且可能会有些多疑，又怀有报复心。