brood
🇬🇧 UK/bru:d/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A group of young birds or animals hatched or cared for at the same time.
一窝(幼鸟或幼兽)
v.
To sit on eggs to hatch them; to think deeply and gloomily about something for a long time.
孵蛋;沉思,郁郁寡欢地反复思考
adj.
Kept for breeding purposes.
用于繁殖的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishbroodother
=brood
Common Collocations
- 1.brood of chicks一窝小鸡
- 2.brood over沮丧
Example Sentences
- 1.
The hen sat on her brood of chicks.
- 2.
He brooded over the loss of the game.