brood

• 指同一时间由同一母体孵出或产下并一起被抚育的一群幼小动物，尤指鸟类。也可引申指一大群孩子或一群人。

A noun referring to a group of young animals, especially birds, that are cared for together at one time.

1. B1formal

   A group of young animals, especially birds, that are cared for together by their mother.

   雏群

   • The hen gathered her brood under her wings.
   • The duck led her brood across the pond.
   • The bird's brood hatched early this spring.

   同义词clutchhatchlitteroffspringprogenyyoung

• 动词，指长时间沉思、反复琢磨令人不满、担忧或生气的事；也指（鸟类）伏在蛋上保温孵化。

A verb used to indicate the act of thinking deeply about something that makes one unhappy, worried, or angry, or (of a bird) to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.

1. Think moodily or anxiouslyB2formal

   To think deeply and often sadly or anxiously about something, especially a problem or worry.

   苦思冥想

   • She sat in her room brooding over the argument.
   • He brooded about his failure for days.
   • Stop brooding and talk to someone about it.

   同义词agonizedwellfretmopepinepoutsulkworry

   反义词celebratecheerdelightrejoice

2. Hang over threateninglyC1formal

   To appear as a threatening or menacing presence over something.

   笼罩着威胁

   • Dark clouds brooded over the mountain range.
   • A sense of doom brooded over the abandoned house.
   • Silence brooded over the empty battlefield.

   同义词hoverimpendloomlowermenaceoverhangthreaten

3. Display displeasure silentlyB2informal

   To show one's annoyance or displeasure by being silent or sullen.

   生闷气

   • He brooded in the corner after losing the game.
   • She brooded all evening without saying a word.
   • Don't just brood; tell me what's wrong.

   同义词mopepoutsulk

4. B1formal

   To sit on eggs in order to hatch them, as a bird does.

   孵蛋

   • The hen is brooding her eggs in the nest.
   • Birds brood their young until they hatch.
   • The robin brooded patiently for two weeks.

   同义词coverhatchincubatesit