| 词汇 | broodiness |
| 释义 | broodiness noun[ U ] uk /ˈbruː.di.nəs/ us /ˈbruː.di.nəs/ broodinessnoun[U] (OF PERSON)informal the feeling of wanting to have a baby or a child: （想要有孩子的）抱窝性 It always brings on an attack of broodiness when I see my sister and her children.每当我看到我的姐姐和她的孩子时，总是会有抱窝性来袭。 Broodiness is not confined to women.抱窝性并不局限于女性。 While I don't hate babies, I have absolutely no ounce of broodiness in me. As for the future, Lisa makes no secret of her broodiness. Women and men hoping to damp down their partners' broodiness may point to the example of later-life pregnancies. Obstetrics: pregnancy amnio antenatally anti-abortion artificial insemination baby brain baby bump baby weight bun expectant in vitro fertilization lactate maternity maternity leave parental leave post-conception preeclampsia preggers prenatally preterm umbilical cord broodinessnoun[U] (OF HEN)the quality in a hen of being ready to produce eggs and sit on them: （母鸡）抱窝性 These docile hens exhibit broodiness - a tendency toward hatching eggs.这些温顺的母鸡表现出抱窝性——有孵化鸡蛋的倾向。 To stimulate broodiness, an owner may place many artificial eggs in the nest. Based on my quick research, broodiness is not desirable in a laying flock for several reasons. I read that broodiness can be curbed by lowering the body temperature of the hen's underside. Animal reproduction androgen anti-oestrogen asexuality asexually barrenness calve fertile impregnate oestrogen ovulate panmictic panmixia procreate procreation procreative propagation rut semen spawn sterile broodinessnoun[U] (OF MOOD)a quality of always thinking about things that make you unhappy: 闷闷不乐，郁郁寡欢 The film is faithful to the dark teenage broodiness of the original book.这部电影忠实地再现了原著中黑暗青少年时期的郁郁寡欢。 Girls are attracted to his mystery and broodiness. Once you have learnt the habits of suspicion and distrust, that broodiness is likely to remain. He had a characteristic broodiness and heavy brow. Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed dog lonely lonesome lovelorn lovesick wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone Seebroody |
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