brooding

英 [ˈbruːdɪŋ]

美 [ˈbruːdɪŋ]

adj. 幽怨的; 忧思的; 森然的; 险恶的
v. 焦虑，忧思(使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事); 孵(蛋)
brood的现在分词

现在分词：brooding　复数：broodings　

Collins.1 / BNC.12439 / COCA.13311

牛津词典

adj.

ADJ-GRADED （气氛或感情）压抑的，令人不安的
Broodingis used to describe an atmosphere or feeling that makes you feel anxious or slightly afraid.
1. The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.
  他们也感觉到了同样沉重压抑的寂静。
ADJ-GRADED （尤指对令人不快的事物）沉思的，苦苦思索的
If someone's expression or appearance isbrooding, they look as if they are thinking deeply and seriously about something, especially something that is making them unhappy.
1. She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.
  她吻了吻他，久久凝视着他乌黑忧郁的双眼。

noun

persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Synonym:pensiveness
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Synonym:incubation

adj

deeply or seriously thoughtful
1. 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
Synonym:broodycontemplativemeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative

I finally stayed where I was, brooding.
最后还是哪儿也没去，陷入了沉思。
The brooding expression in his dark eyes.
他深色眼睛里忧思的神情。
A state of brooding disquietude about a colleague's success.
关心同事的成功与否而陷入沉思的忧虑中。
I sat at home brooding, nursing bodily and spiritual hunger.
我沮丧地坐在家里，挨着肌体上的和精神上的饥饿。
I have no time for brooding over problems or browsing through my memories.
我没有时间考虑种种问题或者随意翻开记忆。
She sat there brooding on whether life was worth living.
她坐在那里沉思人生是否值得活下去。
We were not a tad surprise by the huge production of40 fry as its brooding pouch was obviously large.
因为它的孵卵袋特别的大，对于四十尾仔鱼的产量我们一点也不惊奇。
The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.
他们也感觉到了同样沉重压抑的寂静。
The silent, brooding presence of the woman made him uncomfortable.
那女人就在那儿，虽一声不响但却阴森逼人，使他感到不安。
More than ever of late his silence, his brooding had increased.
这一阵他比往常更来得沉默寡言，心事重重。