preen

美 [priːn]英 [priːn]
  • v.精心修饰;沾沾自喜;刻意打扮(并自我欣赏);(用喙)整理羽毛;顾盼自雄;得意扬扬

过去式: preened 现在分词: preening 过去分词: preened 第三人称单数: preens

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verb

1

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?

2

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

3

(用喙)整理羽毛
to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak

preen

频次

  • 1
    VERB 精心打扮;刻意修饰
    If someone preens 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。

  • 2
    VERB 得意洋洋;沾沾自喜;感觉良好
    If someone preens, 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。

  • 3
    VERB (鸟)用喙整理(羽毛)
    When birds preen their 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。

verb

1
dress or groom with elaborate care
She likes to dress when going to the opera
Synonym: primp plume dress
2
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Synonym: congratulate
3
clean with one's bill
The birds preened
Synonym: plume

数据来源:WordNet

  1. He preened himself on the praise he had received .

    他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。

  2. The company preened itself for having taken on so many new employees last year .

    公司沾沾自喜于去年招收了这么多新员上。

  3. Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror ?

    你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行?

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. Bill preened his beard .

    比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。

  8. She preened herself upon her beauty .

    她为自已的美貌感到自满

  9. Neural network can reserve preening information and knowledge , which is the theoretical basis when used to forecast the future .

    神经网络能学习贮存以往的历史经验知识,并能外推到未来,这是神经网络用于预测领域的理论依据。

  10. Mimicry can also be a great way to preen , or learn , or make a new friend .

    伪装术也可以是一种很好的炫耀,学习和交友的方式。

  11. The government is publicly preening itself on teh latest trade figures .

    政府在公众面前为最近的贸易数字自鸣得惹。

  12. 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。

  13. It might , though , be that Dr Deecke 's preening animal is unique .

    不过,也有可能只是Deecke博士看到的那只梳理毛发的熊比较特别罢了。

  14. He 's always preening himself on his success .

    他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。

  15. Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person .

    不要因打败弱者而自傲。

  16. Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves .

    灰姑娘在她的姐姐们打扮她们的时候干着脏活儿。

  17. 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。

  18. My counsel to you is to tell as few people as possible to avoid preening yourself and saying much .

    我建议知道这件事的人越少越好。这样免去了炫耀的嫌疑,也省了口舌。

  19. He preened himself in front of the mirror .

    他对着镜子精心打扮自己。

  20. Well , I think you 're a self-involved , preening idiot .

    那你就是个自恋又自负的大傻瓜。

  21. The main factors affecting the feeding behavior of the male birds are wandering . courting , preening and drinking .

    影响雄鸟觅食的主要因素是游走、求偶、理羽、饮水;

  22. The facial nerve was preened by never hook after the microvacular decompression .

    术中用罂粟碱生理盐水在微血管减压前后冲洗神经根部血管及术野,微血管减压后用神经钩梳理面神经。

  23. Doctors preening like they 're kings , and the hospital is their own private fiefdom .

    医生扮成国王,医院俨然成了他们的私人领地。

  24. 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;

  25. She was fading , while he was still preening himself in his elegance and youth .

    她已显老,而他却仍然打扮成翩翩佳公子。

  26. The beach was full of self-obsessed preening people , all trying to get a better suntan than anyone else .

    海滩上满是着迷于美化自我的人,都想比别人晒得更黑。

  27. 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。

  28. All right , I 'll play.What self-important , preening fraud are they honoring this year ?

    好吧我配合你他们今年选了哪个自以为是狂妄自大的骗子

  29. Sweaters are placed on the penguins to keep them warm and prevent them from preening and swallowing oil .

    穿上毛衣的企鹅能够防寒,并防止它们整理羽毛或是吸油。

  30. 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。