a brood of chicks
collocation一窝小鸡
The hen led her brood of chicks across the yard.
母鸡带着她的一窝小鸡穿过院子。
（尤指鸟的）一窝；同窝幼雏
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（尤指鸟的）一窝；同窝幼雏
a group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or born to the same mother at the same time
The hen gathered her brood of chicks under her wings.
母鸡把她的一窝小鸡聚集在翅膀下。
指动物幼崽，不用于人
(某些动物的)幼崽；尤指同一母鸟一次孵出的一窝雏鸟。
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
(任何卵生动物的)幼体,尤指同时产出的一批。
The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
(蜜蜂、蚂蚁等社会性昆虫的)卵和幼虫,尤指聚集在育幼室或蜂巢中的。
The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
(家庭的)子女；后代。
The children in one family; offspring.
A brood of ducklings followed their mother across the pond.
一窝小鸭子跟着它们的妈妈穿过池塘。
The teacher watched over her brood of students during the field trip.
老师在外出考察期间照看她的一群学生。
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一窝小鸡
The hen led her brood of chicks across the yard.
母鸡带着她的一窝小鸡穿过院子。
抚养一窝幼崽（常指子女）
They raised a brood of five children on a small farm.
他们在一个小农场养大了五个孩子。
喂养它的一窝雏鸟
The robin returned to feed its hungry brood.
知更鸟飞回来喂它那饥饿的一窝小鸟。
一窝小鸭子
The mother duck watched over her brood of ducklings.
母鸭看护着她的一窝小鸭子。
全家孩子；一大家子
She took the whole brood to the park.
她带着一家子孩子去了公园。
你们这些毒蛇的子孙！（出自《马太福音》3:7，施洗约翰斥责法利赛人的话；brood 在这里指“一窝；一群”。）
John the Baptist called the Pharisees a brood of vipers.
施洗约翰称法利赛人为一窝毒蛇。
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brood 读音像“哺”（bǔ），母鸟哺育一窝雏鸟，记住“一窝幼雏”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：动物观察或生物学描述、日常谈话中谈及家庭成员 名词 brood 有两个常见用法：指动物（尤指鸟）一窝幼崽时属于中性或书面语；指一家人的子女时带有口语或幽默色彩。选择时通常根据语境是禽鸟/昆虫的后代还是人的子女来判断。
可数名词，复数形式为broods。
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