broody
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. 悶悶不樂(lè)的
He became very withdrawn and broody. 他變得離群索居鬱鬱寡歡。
2. ADJ A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs. 要下蛋的; 要孵蛋的
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broody /?bru?d?/
劍橋詞典
broody adjective (WANTING YOUNG)
If a hen (= female chicken ) is broody, she is ready to produce eggs and sit on them.
（母雞）要抱窩的，要孵卵的
broody adjective (WANTING CHILDREN)
informalIf someone, especially a woman, is broody, she feels as if she would like to have a baby .
（尤指女子）想生孩子的
Much to her surprise , Ruth started feeling broody in her late twenties . 令她意想不到的是，露絲二十八九嵗時(shí)開(kāi)始想要個(gè)孩子。
broody adjective (WORRIED)
always thinking unhappy thoughts
悶悶不樂(lè)的；想不開(kāi)的；鬱鬱寡歡的 返回 broody