broody

英 [ˈbruːdi]

美 [ˈbruːdi]

adj.  急于生孩子的; 要抱窝的; 闷闷不乐的; 郁郁寡欢的

BNC.36025 / COCA.38838

牛津词典

adj.

• 急于生孩子的
  wanting very much to have a baby
  1. I reached the age of 27 and suddenly started to feel broody.
     到27岁时，我突然产生了很想要个孩子的念头。
• 要抱窝的
  wanting to lay eggs and sit on them
  1. a broody hen
     要抱窝的母鸡
• 闷闷不乐的；郁郁寡欢的
  quiet and thinking about sth because you are unhappy or disappointed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 闷闷不乐的；抑郁的
  You say that someone isbroodywhen they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.
  1. He became very withdrawn and broody.
     他变得非常沉默抑郁。
• 要下蛋的；要孵蛋的
  Abroodyhen is ready to lay or sit on eggs.
• 一心想生孩子的
  If you describe a young woman asbroody, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it.

英英释义

noun

• a domestic hen ready to brood
  Synonym:brood henbroody hensetting hensitter

adj

• deeply or seriously thoughtful
  1. Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
  Synonym:broodingcontemplativemeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative
• physiologically ready to incubate eggs
  1. a broody hen

双语例句

• Tim plays the role of a broody teenager.
  蒂姆扮演一个抑郁的少年。
• The mean broodiness number of times for the population was 0.43, and mean broody days was 12.3 ( 0~ 96).
  鸡群平均典型就巢次数为0.43次，群体平均就巢时间为12.3天（0～96天）；
• They are becoming the broody ones, they are more likely to want to settle down sooner.
  他们想要孩子，也更想早点稳定下来。
• He became very withdrawn and broody.
  他变得非常沉默抑郁。
• Broody couples might want to throw away any dreams of a boy for him and a girl for her.
  打算生小孩的夫妇也许要舍弃一男一女两个小孩的梦想了。
• Broody Rules& Change Regularity of Reproductive Hormone and Polymorphism of Microsatellite on PRL Gene in Muscovy Ducks
  番鸭就巢、生殖激素变化规律及PRL基因微卫星多态性
• Variation of the plasma "luteinizing hormone" and progesterone concentration during the ovulatory cycle and broody period in hens
  母鸡在排卵周期和抱窝血浆黄体生成素类似物和孕酮的浓度变化
• She will become broody and resentful if you don't treat her right.
  如果你不好好待她，她就会变得郁郁沉思、怨恨不已。
• Seeing tiny babies always makes me feel broody.
  看见小宝宝总是让我觉得自己也想生一个。
• These results indicated that active immunization in pigeon was unable to affect development of brooding behaviour and laying performance, rather withdrawal of eggs apparently increased egg production and tarnished broody rate.
  以上结果表明：在家鸽中，主动免疫VIP，对抱窝和产蛋均无影响，但将蛋拿出可明显提高产蛋量，降低抱窝率。