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Brood N Count 英[Bru:D 美[Brud Vt Vi.孵蛋;沉思;焦急地考虑;N.(雏鸡、鸟等的)一窝;一家的孩子 一窝幼雏 Group

单词 brood
音标
英[bru:d] 美[brud]
解释
vt.& vi.孵蛋;沉思;焦急地考虑;n.(雏鸡、鸟等的)一窝;一家的孩子;
例句

N-COUNT
一窝幼雏
A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.

N-COUNT
(某人的)一群孩子,家中所有的子女
You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
例:...a large brood of children.一大群子女

VERB
沉思;苦思冥想
If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily.
例:I guess everyone broods over things once in a while...我猜想每个人都会不时地琢磨一些事情。
例:She constantly broods about her family...她一直为她的家人担忧。
变形
third:broods~done:brooded~pl:broods~ing:brooding~past:brooded~

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