brood over

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral
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Significado: To dwell unhappily

闷闷不乐地想,沉思
Rumiar, darle vueltas
くよくよ考える、思い悩む
곱씹으며 괴로워하다, 골몰하다

To think about something unpleasant obsessively.

执着地想着不愉快的事情。阴郁地反复回想。
Pensar obsesivamente sobre algo desagradable. Reflexionar con un estado de ánimo sombrío.
不愉快なことについて執拗に考えること。暗い気持ちで反芻すること。
불쾌한 일에 대해 집착하듯 생각하는 것.
Base verb: brood
Particle: over
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Ejemplos

  1. Stop brooding over the past.
    别再为过去的事耿耿于怀了
    Deja de darle vueltas al pasado
    過去のことをくよくよ考えるのはやめて
    과거에 대해 곱씹는 건 그만해.
  2. She brooded over the argument.
    她一直在想那次争吵的事
    Le daba vueltas a la discusión
    彼女は口論のことを思い悩んでいた
    그녀는 말다툼에 대해 골몰하고 있었다.
  3. He was brooding over his failures.
    他一直在为失败耿耿于怀
    Rumiaba sus fracasos
    彼は失敗のことをくよくよ考えていた
    그는 자신의 실패에 대해 곱씹으며 괴로워하고 있었다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: dwelling, unhappy, obsessive

Tono: concerned

✓ Correcto

  • Brood over
    耿耿于怀
    Rumiar
    くよくよ考える
    곱씹다, 끙끙 앓다

Origen e historia

From birds brooding on eggs.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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