brooding
美 ['brudɪŋ]
- adj. 沉思的；徘徊不去的
- n. 孵卵
英文词源
- brooding (adj.)
- 1640s, "hovering, overhanging" (as a mother bird does her nest), from present participle of brood (v.); meaning "that dwells moodily" first attested 1818 (in "Frankenstein").
- brooding (n.)
- "action of incubating," c. 1400, verbal noun from brood (v.). Figuratively (of weather, etc.) from 1805; of mental fixations by 1873. Related: Broodingly.
双语例句
- 1. She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.
- 她吻了吻他，久久凝视着他乌黑忧郁的双眼。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.
- 雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.
- 他们也感觉到了同样沉重压抑的寂静。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?
- 你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧？
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The hen is brooding her eggs.
- 母鸡正在孵小鸡.
来自《简明英汉词典》