brood [bru:d]

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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单词 brood 网络释义

名词 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]
不及物动词 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)]
及物动词 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。
形容词 a.
1.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。

单词 brood 其它相关

单词解释
n. 一窝,一伙
vt. 孵,沉思
n. 1> something bred
　 2> offspring, children, or family
　 3> the number hatched, provided or cherished at once
相关例句
He is brooding over his bad luck.
　 他在那里暗自思忖着倒霉的命运。
The hen is brooding.
　 母鸡在抱窝。
Dusk was brooding over [above] the lake.
　 薄暮正笼罩着湖水。
She brooded on what to do if her son did not return from the war.
　 她默默想着如果儿子出征一去不还她该怎么办。
For years he brooded vengeance.
　 多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
　 鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。
She brooded over the plan, trying to find some mistake in it.
相关短语
a brood of chickens 一窝小鸡
sit brooding all day 整天坐着沉思
a brood hen 孵蛋的母鸡
单词变化
复数: broods
同义反义
同义词：contemplate, consider, pore, ponder, meditate, hatch, family, litter, reflect, study

单词 brood 其它例句

- It's no use brooding over one's past mistakes.
　 老是抱着过去的错误是没用的。
- a brood hen; a brood mare.
　 喂养下蛋的母鸡；饲养生马驹的母马
- brooding about his decline in popularity;
　 思忖着他的名望下降的原因；