brood
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/bruːd/
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/bruːd/
to think too much about something that makes you sad or angry
Don't brood over small problems for too long.
不要对小问题耿耿于怀太久。
when a bird sits on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch
The hen will brood on her eggs until they hatch.
母鸡会孵蛋直到它们孵化。
all the baby birds or animals born to a mother at one time
The mother bird fed her brood of chicks.
母鸟喂养她的一窝雏鸟。
a large family of children
She came from a brood of six children.
她来自一个有六个孩子的大家庭。