单词
broody
英 ['bruːdɪ]
美['brʊdi]
基本信息
- adj. 孵卵的；多产的；多思考的
词态变化
名词: broodiness;
英文词源
- broody (adj.)
- 1510s, "apt to breed," from brood (v.) + -y (2). Figuratively, of persons, from 1851. Also, in modern use, sometimes "full of maternal yearning." Related: Broodily; broodiness.
双语例句
- 1. He became very withdrawn and broody.
- 他变得非常沉默抑郁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I reached the age of 27 and suddenly started to feel broody.
- 到27岁时，我突然产生了很想要个孩子的念头。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Why are you so broody today?
- 你今天为什麽这样闷闷不乐?
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