- brood
 - [bru:d]
 - vt. 孵;沉思
n. 一窝;一伙 
参考例子
           - 1.I found her in her house,brooding on(或over) her failure to get a job after a year of trying.
 - 我发现她呆在房子里,郁闷地沉思她经一年努力后仍找不到工作之事。
 
- 2.A hen and her brood (of chicks) .
 - 母鸡和它的一窝小鸡。
 
- 3.There are twelve chickens in this brood.
 - 这一窝共孵出了十二只小鸡。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.the young of an animal cared for at one time
 - 2.think moodily or anxiously about something
 - 3.hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
 - 4.be in a huff and display one's displeasure
 - 5.be in a huff; be silent or sullen
 - 6.sit on (eggs)
 
网络释义
               - brood
 - 鸡的统称; 一窝; 一伙(人); 同窝;
 
- brood parasitism
 - 孵育寄生; 寄(现象);
 
- brood period
 - 繁殖期; 繁殖期, 繁殖季节;
 
- brood patch
 - 抱卵点;
 
- brood capsule
 - 育囊; 育幼囊; 雏囊; 生发囊;