brood

[bru:d]

n.一窝, 一伙,一家孩子, 一组事物
v.孵, 沉思, 笼罩

n.[C]

1. 一窝孵出的雏鸡(或雏鸟); (昆虫等)一次产出的卵; 一次孵化的幼虫[G]

The bird was trying to find food for its brood.

鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。

2. (一个家庭的)所有孩子[G]

3. 一伙(人); 一组事物[G]

A brood of modern paintings will be exhibited at the museum.

一批现代画将在博物馆展览。

4. 沉思, 冥想[S]

vi.

1. 孵蛋; 抱窝似地静坐

2. 沉思, 考虑; 忧伤, 担忧[(+on/over/about)]

She brooded over her failure.

她为失败而郁郁沉思。

3. (云等)低覆, 笼罩[(+above/over)]

vt.

1. 孵(蛋); 孵出

The hen broods twelve eggs this time.

这次那只母鸡孵十二个蛋。

2. (母鸡等)用翅膀遮蔽; 庇护

3. 盘算, 细想

He brooded the problem all night.

他一整夜都在思考那个问题。

a.

为繁殖而饲养的

She was mad at her son for killing the brood hen.

她因儿子宰了传种的母鸡而对他十分恼火。

词形变化

副词: broodingly | 动词过去式: brooded | 动词过去分词: brooded | 动词现在分词: brooding | 动词第三人称单数: broods |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.vi.仔细考虑, 沉思

ponder  meditate  reflect  study  consider  contemplate

n.种族

family group  

同义参见:

description  kidney  household  heir  hatch  posterity  pore  

英英释义

名词 brood:

the young of an animal cared for at one time

动词 brood:

think moodily or anxiously about something

同义词：dwell

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

同义词：hover, loom, bulk large

be in a huff and display one's displeasure

同义词：sulk, pout

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

同义词：grizzle, stew

sit on (eggs)

同义词：hatch, cover, incubate

补充

broodbrood英:[bru:d] 美:[brud]vt. & vi.1.孵蛋It is time for hens to brood.该是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。The hen is brooding her eggs.母鸡正在孵小鸡。2.沉思He brooded on whether she should commit suicide.他想她是不是死于自杀。He was then brooding what to do.他当时正沉思要做什么。n.1.(雏鸡、鸟等的)一窝The hen brought off a brood of young.母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。2.一家的孩子There's Mrs.Brien taking her brood for a walk.布莱恩太太正领着她那群孩子散步呢。

例句

1. They were trying to find food for their brood.它们正设法为自己的一窝雏鸟觅食。 2. a brood mare种母马 3. I have to try not to brood too much.我得尽量不要太担忧。 4. I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?我又担忧起来：他会一直都这样吗？ 5. She constantly broods about her family.她总是为家人费心。 6. I guess everyone broods over things once in a while.我想每个人偶尔都会想些心事。 7. She brooded the problem.她思考那个问题。 8. I found her in her house,brooding on(或over) her failure to get a job after a year of trying.我发现她呆在房子里，郁闷地沉思她经一年努力后仍找不到工作之事。 9. The haunted house on the hill brooded above the village.山上闹鬼的房子赫然耸现在村庄之上。 10. a brood of chicks.一窝小鸡。 11. she was brought up by a loving stepfather as part of a brood of eight.她由慈爱的继父养大，这位父亲总共拉扯大了八个孩子。 12. broods of sedentary clergymen.几伙习惯于久坐的僧侣。 13. he brooded over his dead mother.他念念不忘已故的母亲。 14. a brood mare.一只母种马。 15. to brood on a failure为失败而耿耿于怀 16. a hen and her brood of chicks母鸡和一窝小鸡 17. Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.史密斯太太每个星期天都带她的孩子们去教堂。 18. He brooded over/about/on his mistake.他反思了自己的错误。 19. "After the argument, she sat in her bedroom, brooding."争吵之后，她坐在卧室里，闷闷不乐。