preen
英 [priːn]
美 [priːn]
v. 刻意打扮,精心修饰(并自我欣赏); 顾盼自雄; 沾沾自喜; 得意扬扬; (用喙)整理羽毛
现在分词:preening 过去式:preened 第三人称单数:preens 过去分词:preened
BNC.20130 / COCA.19121
牛津词典
verb
- 刻意打扮,精心修饰(并自我欣赏)
to spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive and then admiring your appearance- Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行?
- Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
- 顾盼自雄;沾沾自喜;得意扬扬
to feel very pleased with yourself about sth and show other people how pleased you are - (用喙)整理羽毛
to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak
柯林斯词典
- VERB 精心打扮;刻意修饰
If someonepreens themselves, they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat and attractive; used especially if you want to show that you disapprove of this behaviour or that you find it ridiculous and amusing.- 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...
50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。 - Bill preened his beard.
比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
- 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...
- VERB 得意洋洋;沾沾自喜;感觉良好
If someonepreens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.- She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention...
她得意洋洋地站在他们中间,为受人瞩目而高兴。 - He preened himself on the praise he had received.
他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。 - ...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring.
即将进入拳击场的趾高气扬的职业拳击手
- She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention...
- VERB (鸟)用喙整理(羽毛)
When birdspreentheir feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
很少有鸟类会在镜头面前梳理自己的羽毛。
- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
英英释义
verb
- dress or groom with elaborate care
- She likes to dress when going to the opera
- pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- clean with one's bill
- The birds preened
双语例句
- She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention
她得意洋洋地站在他们中间,为受人瞩目而高兴。 - My favourite designers are Alexander Wang-I like the fabrics, tones, layers and cut-Alexander McQueen for his creativity and Preen.
我最喜欢的设计师亚历山大王-我喜欢他的创意和精心打扮的面料,色调,层次,亚历山大的皇后是他创造出来的。 - Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person.
不要因打败弱者而自傲。 - He began to preen himself on his superior intelligence.
他开始为自己的才智过人而洋洋自得。 - Mike was still able to balance on a perch and walk clumsily; he even attempted to preen and crow, although he could do neither.
麦克仍能在栖木上保持平衡,也能笨拙的走动,甚至还试着用喙清理羽毛及报晓,虽然它两者都没能做到。 - You preen your neck.
你梳你颈。 - But these days, prosecutors preen in front of the cameras to blame the head honchos while they lay out their cases against members of the rank and file.
而现在,他们在媒体镜头前装腔作势地批评公司负责人,但最后却只对基层人员提起诉讼。 - Green textiles have become more and more popular, while using environment-friendly dyes is one of the important preconditions to guarantee them "preen".
绿色纺织品越来越引起人们的重视,而环保染料是保证绿色纺织品的重要条件之一。 - Amid the caviar and oyster bars, cigar smoke and thousand-dollar hats, attendees come to see and be seen, to posture and preen.
雪茄的烟雾和价值上千美元的帽子,穿梭在摆满鱼子酱和牡蛎的吧台,这些前来的与会者既是为了参观,又是为了让别人注意到自己,他们精心修饰,卖弄姿态。 - Bill preened his beard.
比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。