broody [
'bru:di]
a. (要)抱窝的, 多产的, 思考的
- Why are you so broody today?
你今天为什麽这样闷闷不乐? - A broody hen.
要抱窝的母鸡
broodybroodier, broodiest[ noun ]- a domestic hen ready to brood
<noun.animal>
[ adj ]- physiologically ready to incubate eggs
<adj.all>
a broody hen
- deeply or seriously thoughtful
<adj.all>
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
Broody \Brood"y\, a.
Inclined to brood. --Ray.