BROOD
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Example

The hen sheltered her brood beneath her wings at dusk.

母鸡在黄昏把雏鸟藏在翅膀下。

Definition

A group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time

  • The young of any egg-laying animal produced together
  • The eggs and larvae of social insects in a colony

同一时间孵出的雏鸟或家禽的一窝

  • 同胎产下的卵生动物幼体
  • 群居性昆虫巢中的卵和幼虫

The children of one family; offspring

  • A set of descendants or issue

一家人的孩子;子嗣

  • 一支后代

To keep eggs warm until they hatch

  • To care for and shelter the young
  • To nurture or foster something developing

保持卵温以使其孵化

  • 保护并庇护幼体
  • 培育或扶持正在成形的事物

To think gloomily and at length, often over something

  • To dwell resentfully on a problem or misfortune

长时间郁郁地琢磨某事

  • 对不幸或问题耿耿于怀

Kept or reared for breeding

  • Used in or relating to breeding stock

用于繁殖而饲养的

  • 与种用个体有关的