broody hen

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• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)抱卵雞；要抱窩的母雞

例句

Another of the accused, a coarse woman, not unlike a fat broody hen but with a spiteful tongue, was visibly worked up.

另一個被告，一個粗野的女人，與喜好伏窩的母雞沒有什么不同，但卻長著一個惡毒的舌頭，顯而易見被激怒了。

Now the foreign goose - egg was set under the broody hen and in due time a wonderful gosling hatched out.

那只外國鵝蛋被放到了抱窩母雞的肚皮下。時間一到，一只漂亮的小鵝被孵出來。