brood

思い悩む、くよくよする

悲しみや不安のもとになることを、長い間考え続ける。

やさしい英語で： To think for a long time about something that makes you sad or worried.

• He sat alone and brooded.
• She brooded over their argument all evening.
• Why are you still brooding on what he said?

使い方： brood over something (Don't brood over one bad exam result.); brood on something (He spent the evening brooding on his mistakes.)

類義語： dwell on, mope

よく使う表現： brood over something, brood on something, sit and brood

抱卵する、卵を温める

卵の上に座り、ひながかえるまで温める。

やさしい英語で： To sit on eggs and keep them warm until the young animals come out.

• The hen broods her eggs.
• Both parents brooded the eggs in turns.
• How long do these birds brood before the chicks hatch?

類義語： incubate, sit on

よく使う表現： brood eggs, brood the eggs

保育する、保護して育てる

成長する間、守って世話をする。

やさしい英語で： To protect and care for something while it develops.

• The fish broods its eggs beneath a rock.
• Some species brood their young inside their mouths.
• The female brooded the developing eggs until they were ready to hatch.

類義語： nurture, protect

よく使う表現： brood young, brood developing eggs, brood the offspring

一腹のひな、ひなの群れ

同じ母親から一度に生まれたり、卵からかえったりした子の集まり。特に鳥。

やさしい英語で： A group of young animals, especially birds, born or hatched together from the same mother.

• The hen watched over her brood.
• A brood of chicks ran across the yard.
• These birds can raise two broods each summer.

使い方： a brood of something (A brood of ducklings followed their mother.)

よく使う表現： brood of chicks, brood of ducklings, first brood

繁殖用の

子を産ませるために飼われている。

やさしい英語で： Kept to produce young animals.

• The farmer bought two brood hens.
• They keep their brood mares in a separate field.
• Healthy brood stock helps the fish farm produce strong young fish.

類義語： breeding

よく使う表現： brood mare, brood hen, brood stock