brood
noun
Definitions of brood noun
- Countable(可數名詞)
a group of young birds hatched at the same time
一窩幼鳥
The mother bird was busy flying back and forth to feed her brood.
母鳥忙著飛來飛去餵養她的幼鳥。
In the spring, one can often see many birds with their broods.
春天時，常常可以看到許多鳥兒帶著它們的幼鳥。
The farmer carefully tended to the newly hatched brood of chicks.
農夫細心地照料著剛孵出的一窩小雞。
- Countable(可數名詞)humorous(幽默)
a person's young children, often used humorously
一群孩子
She took her brood to the beach for the day.
她帶著她的一群孩子去海灘玩了一天。
The party was full of parents with their broods.
派對上滿是帶著孩子的父母。
He is always out and about with his brood.
他總是帶著他的一群孩子到處跑。
verb
Definitions of brood verb
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
to think deeply and continuously about things that make one sad, worried, or angry
憂思；愁思；沉思
She sat alone in the corner, brooding about her problems.
她獨自坐在角落，憂思著她的問題。
He spent a lot of time brooding over his failure.
他花了很多時間憂思他的失敗。
She has been brooding in her room all day.
她一整天都在房間裡憂思。