brood

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /bɹuːd/|/bɹʉwd/    美 /bɹud/|/bɹʉːd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. countable,uncountable
    — As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings.
  2. The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. uncountable
  3. The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. countable,uncountable
  4. The children in one family; offspring. countable,uncountable
    — Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, / And bring thee forth brave brood.
  5. That which is bred or produced; breed; species. countable,uncountable
    — […] flocks of the airy brood, Cranes, geese or long-neck'd swans, here, there, proud of their pinions fly […]
  6. Parentage. countable,uncountable
  7. Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. countable,uncountable
  8. A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. transitive
    — In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
  2. To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster. transitive
    — Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.
  3. (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone. intransitive
    — He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.
  4. To be bred. intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Kept or reared for breeding. not-comparable
    — brood ducks

词形变化

broods plural broods present,singular,third-person brooding participle,present brooded participle,past brooded past

词汇关系

衍生词
abrood brood cell brood chamber brood cocoon broodfish broodless broodling brood mare brood nest brood parasite brood-parasitic brood parasitism brood patch brood pouch brood size brood sow broodstock chalkbrood foulbrood interbrood intrabrood multibrood sacbrood stonebrood brood above brooder broodsome broody overbrood
相关词
flock litter young get issue offspring posterity progeny seed kin

词源

词源 1
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).
词源 2
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).
词源 3
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).
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