| 单词 | in a brood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a brood d. A state of brooding or mental contemplation, esp. in a brood. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > state or quality of penseec1485 thoughtfulness1594 reflexivenessa1651 considerateness1651 reflectedness1688 reflectivenessa1703 considerativeness1710 contemplativeness1727 cogitativeness1823 meditativenessa1834 submergence1872 brood1895 1895 T. Hardy Jude vi. vi. 469 You seem all in a brood, old man. 1941 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys xvi. 251 We'll all have a brood over the beastly thing. 1959 Guardian 16 Oct. 9/1 Bill Mortlock is apt to go into a sudden brood about ethics or the rightness of Proust. < as lemmas |
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