| 单词 | brood |
| 释义 | brood n. & v. --n 1. the young of an animal (esp. a bird) produced at one hatching or birth. 2. colloq. the children in a family. 3. a group of related things. 4. bee or wasp larvae. 5. (attrib.) kept for breeding (brood-mare). --v 1. intr. (often foll. by on, over, etc.) worry or ponder (esp. resentfully). 2. a intr. sit as a hen on eggs to hatch them. b tr. sit on (eggs) to hatch them. 3. intr. (usu. foll. by over) (of silence, a storm, etc.) hang or hover closely. Derivatives broodingly adv. Etymology: OE brod f. Gmc |
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