brood
US
UK brood n: (baby birds)
SC 一窝幼鸟
TC 一窩幼鳥
TC 一窩幼鳥
The brood of chicks happily explored the barnyard.
一窝小鸡叽叽喳喳地在谷仓玩耍。
brood [sth] vtr: (sit on: eggs)
SC 孵化 fū huà
TC 孵化
TC 孵化
SC 孵
TC 孵
TC 孵
This species broods its eggs for as long as three weeks.
这个物种孵化需要三周。
brood vi: (hatch eggs)
SC 孵蛋 fū dàn
The geese are already brooding this year.
今年，这些鹅已经在孵蛋了。
brood over [sth], brood about [sth] vi + prep: (think too much about)
SC 翻来覆去地想
SC 郁闷地反复思索
There is no point in brooding over things that have happened in the past. Jamie has been brooding about the outcome of last night's football game all morning.
事情已经发生了，再翻来覆去地想也没有意义。杰米一早上都在想昨晚的球赛结果。
brood adj: (for breeding)
SC 配种用的
TC 配種用的
TC 配種用的
SC 繁殖用的
The horse farm keeps several brood mares.
brood n: figurative (children)
SC 一窝（鸡雏等） yì wō （ jī chú děng ）
Molly has quite a large brood, but she never seems angry at any of her children.
brood n: (breed, type)
SC 种类 zhǒng lèi
TC 種類
TC 種類
SC 类型 zhǒng lèi，lèi xíng
TC 類型
TC 類型
brood over [sb] vi + prep: figurative (children: protect)
SC 保护 bǎo hù
TC 保護
TC 保護
SC 庇护 bǎo hù，bì hù
TC 庇護
TC 庇護
Shirley's mom broods over her family like a mother hen.
brood [sth] vtr: (bird: cover babies with wings)
SC 用翅膀遮盖住...
SC 用翅膀挡住...
In the nest, the mother bird broods her young.