broods

英 [bruːdz]

美 [bruːdz]

v. 焦虑，忧思(使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事); 孵(蛋)
n. (一次孵或生的)一窝鸟，一窝动物; 一大家孩子
brood的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

一窝幼雏
Abroodis a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
N-COUNT （某人的)一群孩子，家中所有的子女
You can refer to someone's young children as theirbroodwhen you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
1. ...a large brood of children.
  一大群子女
VERB 沉思；苦思冥想
If someonebroodsover something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily.
1. I guess everyone broods over things once in a while...
  我猜想每个人都会不时地琢磨一些事情。
2. She constantly broods about her family...
  她一直为她的家人担忧。
3. I continued to brood. Would he always be like this?
  我一直不安：他会一直这样吗？