Brood



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 一窝幼鸟; v.孵蛋; 冥想
• ［英］ v.孵蛋 ( to sit on and hatch) ; 冥想 ( to keep thinking in a distressed way)
• ［例］ She brooded over the plan, trying to find some mistakes in it.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast — more at barm
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. the young of an animal or a family of young; especially the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time
• 2. a group having a common nature or origin
• 3. the children of a family

II. adjective

• Date: 15th century
• kept for breeding <a brood flock>

III. verb

• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to sit on or incubate (eggs)
    • b. to produce by or as if by incubation ; hatch
  • 2. of a bird to cover (young) with the wings
  • 3. to think anxiously or gloomily about ; ponder
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. of a bird to brood eggs or young
    • b. to sit quietly and thoughtfully ; meditate
  • 2. hover, loom
  • 3.
    • a. to dwell gloomily on a subject
    • b. to be in a state of depression
• ? broodingly adverb

记忆

breed ee变成oo 两个鸡蛋。。。。 孵蛋

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