brood·y /ˈbruːdi/ adjectiveadj 1 British EnglishBrE informalWANT wishing that you had a baby 想要孩子的 I get broody when I see baby clothes. 我看到婴儿服装,就会产生想要孩子的念头。
2 WORRIEDsilent because you are thinking or worrying about something 闷闷不乐的,抑郁的;沉思的 Damian’s been broody lately. 达米安近来一直闷闷不乐。
3. HBPif a female bird is broody, it wants to lay eggs or to sit on them to make the young birds break out 〔雌鸟〕想孵蛋的,要抱窝的 —broodiness noun [uncountableU]