1ADJ-GRADED 闷闷不乐的;抑郁的 You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. 闷闷不乐的;抑郁的
He became very withdrawn and broody.
他变得非常沉默抑郁。
2ADJ 要下蛋的;要孵蛋的 A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs. 要下蛋的;要孵蛋的
3ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]一心想生孩子的 If you describe a young woman as broody, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. 一心想生孩子的 [British, informal]