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　

GRE

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
  1. Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
     你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. Bill preened his beard.
     比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. He preened himself on the praise he had received.
     他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
  3. ...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
• VERB （鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）
  When birdspreentheir feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• dress or groom with elaborate care
  1. She likes to dress when going to the opera
  Synonym:primpplumedress
• pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
  Synonym:congratulate
• clean with one's bill
  1. The birds preened
  Synonym:plume

双语例句

• Tonight, you can watch the women figure skaters pout and preen their way to the medals.
  今晚，你们将看到女子花样滑冰选手把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮的，去争取金牌。
• You preen your neck.
  你梳你颈。
• 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。
• He preened himself on the praise he had received.
  他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
• 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。
• They found that a progressive virus "sticking" on feathers occurs because AIV-contaminated waters interact with the preen oil gland secretion.
  他们发现病毒不断粘在羽毛上因为禽流感污染的水源与尾脂腺的分泌物相互作用。
• 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。
• As students primp and preen to wow their favorite colleges, there's one characteristic they can't control: their race.
  当学生们为了给自己喜爱的学校留下好印象而打扮修饰的时候，有一点却是他们无法控制的：那就是他们的种族身份。
• Then, they stand about to preen their white plumage carefully.
  然后他们停下来用嘴仔细地整理他们洁白的羽毛。
• Let others be as butterflies that preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.
  让别人像蝴蝶一样，舞动翅膀，靠花朵的施舍生活；