
brood
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。)
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。)
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。)