brood
gb/bɹˈud/ us/bɹˈud/
B2
Inglés
~ 8400
rágódik, fészekalj, gyereksereg, kotlik, rátelepszik, tornyosul
VERBO
B2
1
rágódik
B2
Patrón de uso:
to brood over/on/about [something]
He spent the whole weekend brooding over the argument with his sister.
Az egész hétvégét azzal töltötte, hogy a testvérével folytatott vitán rágódott.
She tends to brood on every mistake she makes at work.
Hajlamos minden munkahelyi hibáján rágódni.
Stop brooding about what you can’t change and focus on what you can do now.
Alone in his room, he brooded in silence for hours.
After the breakup, he would just sit by the window and brood.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He broods over small problems for a long time.
Sokáig rágódik az apró problémákon.
She sat on the bed and brooded about her exam.
Az ágyon ült, és a vizsgáján rágódott.
I try not to brood on things I cannot fix.
He often broods in silence when he is upset.
Do not brood about it; talk to a friend.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'brood' with 'breed'. 'Brood' means to think in a sad or worried way, while 'breed' means to produce young animals or to cause something to develop. Also, 'brood' is usually intransitive and followed by a preposition: say 'brood over the problem', not 'brood the problem'.
Significado
to think deeply and unhappily
Colocaciones
brood over the past
|brood in silence
|tend to brood
|sit and brood
|brood for hours
|brood on his mistakes
Sinónimos
dwell on (focuses on continuing to think about something, not always as dark or emotional as 'brood')
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obsess over (stronger and more intense than 'brood', suggests an unhealthy level of focus)
Antónimos
let go of (describes stopping the repeated, unhappy thinking that happens when you brood)
Temas
emotions
|psychology
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
to keep thinking about something that makes you sad, angry, or worried, and not be able to stop
To think about something for a long time in a serious, unhappy, or worried way, often repeating the same thoughts.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
2
fészekalj
B2
Patrón de uso:
a brood of [chicks/ducklings/young]
The hen clucked softly to her brood of newly hatched chicks.
A tyúk halkan kotkodácsolt fészekaljnyi frissen kikelt csibéjének.
A duck led her brood of ducklings across the busy road.
Egy kacsa fészekaljnyi kiskacsát vezetett át a forgalmas úton.
The photographer waited patiently to capture a shot of the owl with its brood.
Farmers rely on each brood of chicks to grow into healthy laying hens.
The mother bird defended her brood fiercely from the cat.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The hen has a brood of six small chicks.
A tyúknak hat kiscsibéből álló fészekalja van.
The mother duck swims with her brood behind her.
Az anyakacsa mögött ott úszik a fészekalja.
The bird feeds her brood every few minutes.
The farmer is proud of his new brood of chickens.
The cat watched the brood of baby birds in the nest.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use 'brood' for adult animals. 'Brood' refers to the young animals, not the parents. Say 'a brood of chicks', not 'a brood of chickens and a hen'.
Significado
group of young animals together
Colocaciones
a brood of chicks
|a brood of ducklings
|raise a brood
|protect her brood
|feeding her brood
Sinónimos
litter (more common for young mammals like dogs or cats, while 'brood' is especially common for birds)
Antónimos
parent bird (contrasts the adult with the group of young animals called the brood)
Temas
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definición
a group of baby birds or other animals that one mother has at one time
A group of young birds, or sometimes other animals, that are all born or hatched from one parent at the same time.
SUSTANTIVO
B2
INFORMAL
3
gyereksereg
B1
Patrón de uso:
a brood of [children/kids]
She arrived at the party with her entire brood of five kids.
Az egész, öt gyerekből álló gyerekseregével érkezett a buliba.
As their brood grew, they decided to move to a bigger house.
Ahogy gyarapodott a gyerekseregük, úgy döntöttek, nagyobb házba költöznek.
He spent the weekend alone at home while his brood stayed with their grandparents.
Her brood of teenagers keeps her busy from morning to night.
They posed for a family photo with their noisy brood gathered around them.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
She has a brood of four young children.
Négy kisgyerekből álló gyerekserege van.
Their brood is loud but very sweet.
A gyerekseregük hangos, de nagyon aranyos.
He loves his brood and works hard for them.
The couple wants a big brood one day.
Her brood of kids runs around the garden.
Error frecuente:
Learners may use 'brood' for any group of children. It is usually used for children from the same parents, and it often suggests there are several of them. For a random group of children, 'group of children' is better.
Significado
many children in a family
Colocaciones
a brood of kids
|a brood of children
|raise a brood
|her noisy brood
|his growing brood
Sinónimos
offspring (more formal and neutral; 'brood' is often light, humorous, or slightly negative if the children seem like a handful)
Antónimos
only child (describes a family with just one child, opposite to the idea of a large brood)
Temas
family
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definición
a family’s children, especially when there are many of them
All the children in one family, especially when there are several of them, often used in a slightly humorous or affectionate way.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
4
kotlik
B2
Patrón de uso:
[a bird] broods (on) [its eggs]
The hen refused to brood her eggs during the heatwave.
A hőhullám idején a tyúk nem volt hajlandó kotlani a tojásain.
Some species will brood a second clutch of eggs in the same season.
Egyes fajok ugyanabban az idényben egy második fészekaljnyi tojáson is kotlanak.
Once the female starts to brood, she rarely leaves the nest.
Farmers choose certain hens that are more likely to brood successfully.
The bird continues to brood until all the chicks have hatched.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The hen is brooding on the eggs.
A tyúk a tojásokon kotlik.
The bird will brood for three weeks.
A madár három hétig fog kotlani.
A duck must brood her eggs to keep them warm.
The farmer needs a hen that will brood well.
The mother bird broods until the chicks come out.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the emotional verb sense. In this meaning, 'brood' is about birds and eggs, not about thinking or feeling.
Significado
bird sit on eggs to hatch
Colocaciones
a hen brooding on eggs
|the bird is brooding
|brood a clutch of eggs
|brooding hen
|ready to brood
Sinónimos
incubate (more technical and common in biological or farming contexts; can also refer to artificial heating, while 'brood' is specifically a bird sitting on eggs)
Antónimos
abandon (describes leaving the eggs instead of sitting on them to hatch them)
Temas
animals
|farming
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definición
for a bird to sit on its eggs to keep them warm so that baby birds can come out
Of a bird, especially a hen, to sit on its eggs in order to keep them warm until they hatch.
VERBO
C2
LITERARY
5
rátelepszik
B2
tornyosul
B2
Patrón de uso:
[something] broods over [a place]
Storm clouds brooded over the city all afternoon.
Viharfelhők tornyosultak komoran a város fölött egész délután.
A heavy silence brooded over the courtroom as the verdict was read.
Súlyos csend telepedett a tárgyalóteremre, amikor felolvasták az ítéletet.
The dark castle brooded over the small village below.
For days, a sense of dread brooded over the camp.
The mountains brooded over the valley like silent guards.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Dark clouds brooded over the town.
Sötét felhők tornyosultak a város fölött.
A deep silence brooded over the room.
Mély csend telepedett a szobára.
The old house brooded over the small street.
A strange feeling brooded over the village.
Tall black trees brooded over the path.
Error frecuente:
Because this sense is literary, learners may try to use it in everyday speech where it sounds too dramatic. In normal conversation, 'loom' or 'hang over' is usually better.
Significado
to hang darkly and threateningly
Colocaciones
storm clouds brooded over
|dark hills brooded above
|silence brooded over the room
|a sense of danger brooded
|shadows brooded over the valley
Sinónimos
loom (very close in meaning; 'loom' is more common and neutral, while 'brood' adds a heavier, more emotional or poetic feeling)
Antónimos
brighten (describes light or mood becoming lighter and more cheerful, opposite to the dark, heavy presence suggested by 'brood')
Temas
nature
|literature
|weather
|core_vocabulary
Definición
to seem to sit over a place in a dark or heavy way and make the place feel serious or dangerous
To appear to hang over a place in a dark, serious, or threatening way, often used of clouds, mountains, or an atmosphere.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
brood
AFI
GB/bɹˈud/
US/bɹˈud/
Sílabas y acento
brood (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (brood)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: brood
- Plural: broods
Verb
- Base: brood
- 3rd Person Singular: broods
- Present Participle: brooding
- Past: brooded
Familia de palabras
Forms
broods
noun
brooding
verb
brooded
verb
Related words
broody
adjective
Expresiones
a brood of
1/ə bɹˈud əv/
fixed phrase
group of young animals or kids
used before a plural noun to mean a group of young animals or many children in one family
Ejemplos
- A brood of ducklings followed their mother across the pond.
- She walked in with a brood of noisy children behind her.
brood about
1/bɹˈud əbˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
worry and think too much
to keep thinking and worrying about something too much
Ejemplos
- She spent the whole evening brooding about her future.
- There’s no point brooding about it; you have to act.
brood on
1/bɹˈud ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
think long and seriously about
to think for a long time about something, often in a serious or unhappy way
Ejemplos
- She lay awake brooding on the choices she had made.
- He likes to brood on big questions about life and death.
brood over
1/bɹˈud ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think sadly or anxiously about
to keep thinking in a sad or worried way about something, and not be able to stop
Ejemplos
- He tends to brood over every small mistake he makes.
- Try not to brood over the past and focus on what you can change now.