brood
翻译
沉思, 忧思, 孵蛋, 一窝
例句
He brooded over his past mistakes.
他为过去的错误而忧心忡忡。
The hen is brooding on her eggs.
母鸡正在孵蛋。
A hen walked by with her brood of chicks.
一只母鸡带着她的一窝小鸡走过。
语法模式
((over sth.)) 为让你伤心或担心的事长时间地思考 He brooded over his past mistakes.
((on sth.)) （指鸟）孵蛋 The hen is brooding on her eggs.
a brood of ((animals)) 一窝幼鸟或幼兽 A hen walked by with her brood of chicks.
近义词
动词同义词: ponder (沉思), worry (担心), mope (闷闷不乐); 名词同义词: offspring (后代), young (幼崽), litter (一窝)
词源
源自古英语“brōd”，与“breed”（繁殖）有关。
记忆技巧
想象一只母鸟在“brooding”（孵蛋），看起来既深思熟虑又忧心忡忡。这将动词的两个意思联系起来了。