BROODS
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Example

He broods over the missed chance every quiet night.

他每个宁静的夜晚都闷闷不乐地想着错失的机会。

Definition

Groups of young birds hatched at the same time.

  • The young of egg-laying animals, or a family's children.
  • The eggs and larvae of social insects kept together in a colony.

同时孵出的雏鸟群。

  • 卵生动物的一窝幼体或一家人的孩子们。
  • 社会性昆虫在巢中集中饲育的卵和幼虫。

Third-person singular of brood: thinks gloomily or anxiously about something.

  • Dwells on a problem or slight for a long time.

长时间忧郁地思索某事。

  • 对问题或怨怼反复思量不放。

Third-person singular of brood: sits on eggs to hatch them.

  • Protects or warms young while they develop.

伏在卵上将其孵化。

  • 幼体发育期间加以庇护或保温。