broodiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbruː.di.nəs/ us/ˈbruː.di.nəs/
(OF PERSON)
informal（想要有孩子的）抱窝性
the feeling of wanting to have a baby or a child
It always brings on an attack of broodiness when I see my sister and her children. 每当我看到我的姐姐和她的孩子时，总是会有抱窝性来袭。
Broodiness is not confined to women. 抱窝性并不局限于女性。
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- While I don't hate babies, I have absolutely no ounce of broodiness in me.
- As for the future, Lisa makes no secret of her broodiness.
- Women and men hoping to damp down their partners' broodiness may point to the example of later-life pregnancies.
(OF HEN)
（母鸡）抱窝性
the quality in a hen of being ready to produce eggs and sit on them
These docile hens exhibit broodiness - a tendency toward hatching eggs. 这些温顺的母鸡表现出抱窝性——有孵化鸡蛋的倾向。
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- To stimulate broodiness, an owner may place many artificial eggs in the nest.
- Based on my quick research, broodiness is not desirable in a laying flock for several reasons.
- I read that broodiness can be curbed by lowering the body temperature of the hen's underside.
(OF MOOD)
闷闷不乐，郁郁寡欢
a quality of always thinking about things that make you unhappy
The film is faithful to the dark teenage broodiness of the original book. 这部电影忠实地再现了原著中黑暗青少年时期的郁郁寡欢。
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- Girls are attracted to his mystery and broodiness.
- Once you have learnt the habits of suspicion and distrust, that broodiness is likely to remain.
- He had a characteristic broodiness and heavy brow.
See: broody