| 词汇 | broody |
| 释义 | broody adjective uk /ˈbruː.di/ us /ˈbruː.di/ broodyadjective (OF HEN)If a hen (= female chicken) is broody, she is ready to produce eggs and sit on them.（母鸡）要抱窝的，要孵卵的 Animal reproduction androgen anti-oestrogen asexuality asexually barrenness calve fertile impregnate oestrogen out-reproduce ovulate panmictic panmixia procreate procreation procreative rut semen spawn sterile broodyadjective (OF PERSON)informal If 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，露丝二十八九岁时开始想要个孩子。 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 placentation post-conception preeclampsia preggers prenatally umbilical cord broodyadjective (OF MOOD)always thinking about things that make you unhappy闷闷不乐的;想不开的;郁郁寡欢的 Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wish you had never been bornidiom wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom Related wordbroodiness Examples of broodybroody He made this broody hen speech this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are various ways of doing this—under broody hens, for instance—rather than by hatching out the eggs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is going to turn these associations, as the last speaker pointed out, into something like broody hens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an old lady in his constituency who had a broody hen, and she wanted to have a brood of chickens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have all been broody for over a year, but where are the chickens? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps they are not broody. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Broody hens pluck feathers from their chest, using them to cover the eggs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When broody, hens often temporarily cease eating or reduce their feed consumption. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Broody birds often pluck feathers from their chest and abdomen, using them to cover the eggs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many domestic hens will also do thisand are then said to go broody. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Letting eggs accumulate in a relatively dark place near the floor often stimulates hens to become broody. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Haneke is a gamer and an intelligence type who seems quiet and broody, but also seems to know everything. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The breed frequently goes broody in the warmer months. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The song starts in a strong and broody mood and builds up to a crescendo of strings and guitar at the end. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hens rarely go broody and chicks usually have high mortality rates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of broody These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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