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单词 broody
释义
broody
adjective
uk
/ˈbruː.di/us
/ˈbruː.di/

broodyadjective(OF HEN)

If ahen(=femalechicken)is broody, she isreadytoproduceeggsandsiton them.
（母鸡）要抱窝的，要孵卵的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal reproduction
  • androgen
  • anti-oestrogen
  • asexuality
  • asexually
  • barrenness
  • calf
  • embryology
  • fertility
  • fertilize
  • fetal
  • infertile
  • procreation
  • procreative
  • propagation
  • rebreed
  • remate
  • reproductive
  • semen
  • spawning ground
  • sterility
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broodyadjective(OF PERSON)

informal
If someone,especiallya woman, is broody, shefeelsas if she would like to have ababy:
（尤指女子）想生孩子的
Much to hersurprise, Ruthstartedfeelingbroody in her latetwenties.令她意想不到的是，露丝二十八九岁时开始想要个孩子。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Obstetrics: pregnancy
  • antenatally
  • baby brain
  • broodiness
  • carry
  • child
  • expected
  • miscarriage
  • morning sickness
  • pregnancy
  • pregnant
  • pro-abortion
  • pro-life
  • pudding
  • reconceive
  • right to life
  • stretch marks
  • surrogate
  • trimester
  • trouble
  • unborn
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broodyadjective(OF MOOD)

alwaysthinkingabout things that make youunhappy
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feeling sad and unhappy
  • a dog's lifeidiom
  • a long faceidiom
  • angsty
  • be cut upidiom
  • be down in the mouthidiom
  • be in a funkidiom
  • be in bitsidiom
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • dog
  • doleful
  • lovelorn
  • lovesick
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • wistful
  • wistfully
  • woe
  • woe is meidiom
  • woebegone
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Related word

broodiness
(Definition ofbroodyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
broody
adjective
uk
/ˈbruː.di/us
/ˈbruː.di/

broodyadjective(WANTING YOUNG)

If ahen(=femalechicken)is broody, she isreadytoproduceeggsandsiton them.
（母鸡）要抱窝的，要孵卵的

broodyadjective(WANTING CHILDREN)

informal
If someone,especiallya woman, is broody, shefeelsas if she would like to have ababy.
（尤指女子）想生孩子的
Much to hersurprise, Ruthstartedfeelingbroody in her latetwenties.令她意想不到的是，露丝二十八九岁时开始想要个孩子。

broodyadjective(WORRIED)

alwaysthinkingunhappythoughts
闷闷不乐的；想不开的；郁郁寡欢的

Examplesofbroody

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He made thisbroodyhen speech this afternoon.
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There are various ways of doing this—underbroodyhens, for instance—rather than by hatching out the eggs.
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It is going to turn these associations, as the last speaker pointed out, into something likebroodyhens.
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There is an old lady in his constituency who had abroodyhen, and she wanted to have a brood of chickens.
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They have all beenbroodyfor over a year, but where are the chickens?
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Perhaps they are notbroody.
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Broodyhens pluck feathers from their chest, using them to cover the eggs.
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Whenbroody, hens often temporarily cease eating or reduce their feed consumption.
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Broodybirds often pluck feathers from their chest and abdomen, using them to cover the eggs.
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Many domestic hens will also do thisand are then said to gobroody.
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Letting eggs accumulate in a relatively dark place near the floor often stimulates hens to becomebroody.
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Haneke is a gamer and an intelligence type who seems quiet andbroody, but also seems to know everything.
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The breed frequently goesbroodyin the warmer months.
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The song starts in a strong andbroodymood and builds up to a crescendo of strings and guitar at the end.
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Hens rarely gobroodyand chicks usually have high mortality rates.
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