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brood

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n.(动物中鸟或家禽的)一窝,(同种或同类的)一伙 vt.孵,沉思

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

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/bru:d; brud/
n [C, Gp]
1 all the young birds or other animals produced at one hatching or birth (一窝孵出的)幼鸟; (一次产出的)动物
*a hen and her brood (of chicks) 母鸡和它的一窝小鸡.
2 (joc 谑) family of children 一家的孩子
*There's Mrs O'Brien taking her brood for a walk. 奥布赖恩太太领着她那群孩子散步呢.

v
1 [I] (of a bird) sit on eggs to hatch them (指鸟)孵雏.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on/over sth) think (about sth) for a long time in a troubled or resentful way 忧闷地沉思(某事物)
*When he's depressed he sits brooding for hours. 他消沉的时候, 就坐着沉思几小时.
* It doesn't help to brood on your mistakes. 对所犯的错误耿耿于怀是无济于事的.
1. The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
    鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。

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