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brooding的意思

brooding

美 ['brudɪŋ]

adj. 沉思的；徘徊不去的
n. 孵卵

brooding

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英文词源

brooding (adj.): 1640s, "hovering, overhanging" (as a mother bird does her nest), from present participle of brood (v.); meaning "that dwells moodily" first attested 1818 (in "Frankenstein").
brooding (n.): "action of incubating," c. 1400, verbal noun from brood (v.). Figuratively (of weather, etc.) from 1805; of mental fixations by 1873. Related: Broodingly.

双语例句

1. She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.: 她吻了吻他，久久凝视着他乌黑忧郁的双眼。

2. Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.: 雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。

3. The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.: 他们也感觉到了同样沉重压抑的寂静。

4. You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?: 你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧？

5. The hen is brooding her eggs.: 母鸡正在孵小鸡.

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