brood
- IPA[bruːd]
美式
英式
- 一窩；一大家孩子
- 憂思; 因…而悶悶不樂；孵蛋
過去式：brooded 過去分詞：brooded 現在分詞：brooding
名詞複數：broods
- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 一窩
- 2. 一大家孩子
不及物動詞
- 1. 憂思; 因…而悶悶不樂 to brood about or on or over ... 為…而焦慮 there's no point (in) brooding about things 擔憂也無濟於事
- 2. 孵蛋
同義詞
1. a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth
2. a large family of children
- family
- , household
- , ménage
- , clan
- , tribe
- , children
- , offspring
- , youngsters
- , little ones
- , progeny
- , descendants
- , issue
- , kids
- , sprogs
3. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried
- worry about
- , fret about
- , agonize over
- , mope over
- , moon over
- , languish over
- , feel despondent about
- , grieve over
- , sulk about
- , eat one's heart out over
- , think about
- , ponder
- , contemplate
- , pore over
- , meditate on
- , muse on
- , mull over
- , dwell on
- , ruminate on/over
- , chew over
- , puzzle over
- , weigh up
- , turn over in one's mind
4. (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them
