brood
[bru:d] noun countable
■a group of young birds all born at the same time 一窝雏鸟•The blackbird flew back and forth to its brood.画眉飞来飞去的，忙于哺育幼雏。 ■humorous
■a person's young children 某人的孩子•Ann was at the party with her brood.安和她的孩子们参加了聚会。
[bru:d] verb intransitive
■to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried or angry 忧思，担忧；怨忿地想•I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day.我希望她不要整天呆在房间里忧心忡忡的。 |