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brood/bru:d/ n. & v.●n. 1 the young of an animal (esp. a bird) produced at one hatching or birth (一窝孵出的)幼雏(尤指鸟) 2 colloq. the children in a family [口] (一个家庭的)所有孩子 3 a group of related things 一类，一批，一伙，一群 4 bee or wasp larvae (蜜蜂或黄蜂的)幼蜂 5 (作 attrib.) kept for breeding 为繁育而饲养的 brood mare 传种母马 ●v. 1 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on, over, etc.) worry or ponder (esp. resentfully) 忧虑；(尤指怨忿地)沉思 2a intr. sit as a hen on eggs to hatch them 母鸡抱窝似地静坐 b tr. sit on (eggs) to hatch them 孵(蛋) 3 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 over) (of silence, a storm, etc.) hang or hover closely (寂静、暴风雨等)笼罩；盘旋 □ broodingly adv.[Old English brōd from Germanic: related to BREED] |