brood
英 [bru:d] 美 [brud]

vt.& vi.

孵蛋；沉思；焦急地考虑；

n.

（雏鸡、鸟等的）一窝；一家的孩子；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 孵蛋 sit on eggs to hatch them
2. vt. & vi. 沉思 think (about sth) for a long time in a troubled or resentful way

n.(名词)

1. [C](雏鸡、鸟等的)一窝 all the young birds or other animals produced at one hatching or birth
2. [C]一家的孩子 family of children

英英释义

brood[ bru:d ]

• n.the young of an animal cared for at one time
• v.
  • think moodily or anxiously about something

    同义词：dwell

  • hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

    "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

    同义词：hoverloombulk large

  • be in a huff and display one's displeasure

    同义词：sulkpout

  • be in a huff; be silent or sullen

    同义词：grizzlestew

  • sit on (eggs)

    "Birds brood"

    同义词：hatchcoverincubate

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• gather the brood聚集小鸡
• produce the broods产卵
• take one's brood带着孩子们

词组短语

brood over计较（尤指忿恨不满）；郁闷地沉思

brood on 念念不忘， 计较（特指忿恨不满）

brood pouch育仔囊；育儿袋

同近义词辨析

fret, care, brood, worry

这组词都有“烦恼、担忧”的意思，其区别是：

fret通常指因悲哀、焦虑或忧愁等所困扰的心理状态。

care多指极强烈的关心和忧虑。常带纯客观的意味。

brood语气比worry强，多指沉思、沮丧或忧郁。

worry普通用词，着重使人焦虑、烦恼或深深不安。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
   鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。
2. She grew up amidst a lively brood of brothers and sisters.
   她是在一群活泼的兄弟姐妹中间长大的。
3. A brood of modern paintings will be exhibited at the museum.
   一批现代画将在博物馆展览。

用作动词(v.)

1. The hen broods ten eggs this time.
   这次母鸡孵十个蛋。
2. She brooded over her failure.
   她为失败而郁郁沉思。
3. She brooded the problem all night.
   她一整夜都在思考那个问题。
4. A cloud is brooding over the hills.
   一片乌云笼罩着山岗。

权威例句

Incubation and Brood Care
Cowbirds and other brood parasites
Cowbirds and other brood parasites
The Ecology of Brood Parasitism in Birds
Nest Predation and Brood Parasitism of Tallgrass Prairie Birds
A CLUTCH AND BROOD SURVIVAL MODEL THAT DISCRIMINATES RANDOM AND CORRELATED MORTALITY
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Brood Habitat in Sand Sagebrush: Invertebrate Biomass and Vegetation
Avian Breeding Adaptations: Hatching Asynchrony, Brood Reduction, and Nest Failure
Estimating Prefledging Survival: Allowing for Brood Mixing and Dependence among Brood Mates
Reconciling genetic expectations from host specificity with historical population dynamics in an avian brood parasite, Horsfield's B...