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brood

UK //bruːd//US //bruːd//

词源

源自古英语 'brōd',与德语 'Brut' 同源,最初指孵化的幼鸟或孵蛋的行为。

noun

❶ 指一次孵化的幼鸟或幼崽,通常指同一窝的幼鸟或幼小动物。

“The hen was protective of her brood of chicks.”

(母鸡非常保护她的一窝小鸡。)

“A brood of ducklings followed their mother across the pond.”

(一群小鸭子跟着它们的妈妈穿过池塘。)

❶ 指一家人或一群孩子,通常带有一种亲密或保护的意味。

“She returned home to her noisy brood of children.”

(她回到家中,面对她吵闹的一群孩子。)

“The old man smiled as he watched his brood playing in the yard.”

(老人看着他的孩子们在院子里玩耍,露出了微笑。)

同义词:offspring, young, litter, family, progeny

verb

❶ 指鸟类或动物孵蛋的行为,通常涉及长时间的静坐和保护。

“The robin brooded over her eggs for weeks.”

(知更鸟孵蛋孵了好几周。)

“The turtle broods its eggs in the warm sand.”

(海龟在温暖的沙子里孵蛋。)

❶ 指长时间沉浸在负面情绪中,通常是忧虑、愤怒或悲伤。

“He brooded over the argument for days.”

(他为那次争吵闷闷不乐了好几天。)

“She sat by the window, brooding about her lost job.”

(她坐在窗边,为失去工作而忧心忡忡。)

同义词:incubate, ponder, dwell, muse, ruminate

常见短语

brood over — 指长时间思考或担忧某事,通常带有负面情绪。

“He tends to brood over problems instead of solving them.”

(他倾向于反复思考问题而不是解决它们。)

brood mare — 专门用于繁殖的母马。

“The farm keeps several brood mares for breeding purposes.”

(农场养了几匹繁殖用的母马。)