1 ADJ-GRADED 闷闷不乐的；抑郁的 You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. 闷闷不乐的；抑郁的

2 ADJ 要下蛋的；要孵蛋的 A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs. 要下蛋的；要孵蛋的

3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 一心想生孩子的 If you describe a young woman as broody, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. 一心想生孩子的 [British, informal]