“伏窝孵卵的”可以翻译为“brooding (in reference to birds sitting on eggs to hatch them)” 或者更简洁地表达为“incubating (when referring to birds)” ,不过“brooding”更侧重于描述鸟类伏在蛋上孵卵的行为状态,而“incubating”含义更宽泛些,既可用于描述动物孵卵,也可用于人工孵化等场景。
例句:
The brooding hen sat patiently on her eggs.(那只伏窝孵卵的母鸡耐心地坐在蛋上。)
We saw several incubating birds on the nests during our nature walk.(在自然徒步中,我们看到几只正在孵卵的鸟待在巢里。 )