词汇精选:brood的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
一窝幼雏
例句:
The hen rears her brood.
母鸡孵育一窝鸡雏。
例句:
The bird was trying to find food for its brood.
鸟儿在为它的一窝小鸟觅食。
一群孩子,家中所有的子女
例句:
He has a large brood of children.
他有一大群子女。
例句:
She grew up amidst a lively brood of brothers and sisters.
她是在一群活泼的兄弟姐妹中间长大的。
v.
沉思,苦思冥想,焦急地考虑 [I,T]
例句:
Speak out. Don't just brood over things.
你有什么事就说吧,别圈在心里。
例句:
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。
孵蛋 [I,T]
例句:
It's a time for hens to brood.
是母鸡孵蛋的时候了。
例句:
The hen broods ten eggs this time.
这次母鸡孵十个蛋
二、词义辨析:
worry,brood,care,fret
这些动词均有“烦恼、担忧”之意。worry普通用词,着重使人焦虑、烦恼或深深不安。 brood语气比worry强,多指沉思、沮丧或忧郁。care多指极强烈的关心和忧虑。常带纯客观的意味。fret通常指因悲哀、焦虑或忧愁等所困扰的心理状态。
三、参考例句:
He has a large brood of children.
他有一大群子女。
The hen keeps her brood under her.
那只母鸡把小鸡掩护在翼下。
The hen brought off a brood of young.
母鸡孵出了一窝小鸡。
Speak out. Don't just brood over things.
你有什么事就说吧,别圈在心里。
He has his own brood to look after.
他有自己的孩子要照顾。
These beetles make sausage -shaped brood chambers along the tunnels.
这些甲壳虫顺着地道建造了一些样子像香肠的幼仔屋。
It doesn't help to brood on your mistakes.
对所犯的错误耿耿于怀是无济于事的。
She grew up amidst a lively brood of brothers and sisters.
她是在一群活泼的兄弟姐妹中间长大的。
In the brood chamber below, the bees will stash honey to eat later.
在一个窝室中,蜜蜂会藏起蜜晚些再吃。
What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach!
看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行走的情景,多么有趣呀!