单词 | brood |
释义 | brood[bru:d]n. 一窝, 一伙vt. 孵, 沉思【医】 同窝, 一窝(同时孵出的), 孵, 育 brood brood AHD: [br›d] D.J. [bru8d]K.K. [brud]n.(名词)1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother.幼小的动物:某种幼小的动物,尤指一次孵出并由同一个母亲照料的一群雏鸟或雏禽2. The children in one family.家庭的所有孩子v.(动词) brood.ed,brood.ing,broods v.tr.(及物动词)1. To sit on or hatch (eggs).坐在(蛋)上或孵(蛋)2. To protect (young) by or as if by covering with the wings.庇护:用或似用翅膀遮蔽来保护(雏儿)v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To sit on or hatch eggs.坐在蛋上或孵蛋2. To hover envelopingly; loom.盘旋;隐约出现3. To be deep in thought; meditate.沉思;冥想4. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry:考虑:苦思冥想一个主题;担忧:brooded over the insult for several days.好几天都默想着受到的侮辱5. To be depressed.垂头丧气adj.(形容词)Kept for breeding:为繁殖而饲养的:a brood hen; a brood mare.喂养下蛋的母鸡;饲养生马驹的母马语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English br½d * see bhreu- 源自 古英语 br½d *参见 bhreu- 继承用法:brood“ingly adv.(副词)参考词汇:1. brood,dwell,fret,mope,stew,worry2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to turn over in the mind moodily and at length”: 这些动词共有的中心意思是“闷闷不乐地在脑海里长时间冥思苦想”: worrying about the unpaid bills. See also Synonyms at &b{flock} &+{1}挂虑着没付的帐单 参见同义词 flock1 |
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