preened
- v.(用喙)整理羽毛;沾沾自喜;刻意打扮,精心修饰(并自我欣赏);顾盼自雄;得意扬扬
- preen的过去分词和过去式
preened
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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。
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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。
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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。
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He preened himself on the praise he had received .
他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
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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。
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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。
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Bill preened his beard .
比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
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She preened herself upon her beauty .
她为自已的美貌感到自满
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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。
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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。
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Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person .
不要因打败弱者而自傲。
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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。
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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。
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He preened himself in front of the mirror .
他对着镜子精心打扮自己。
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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。
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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;
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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。
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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。
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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。
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He gave her the box with a slightly sardonic smile and watched her while she put it on again and preened herself .
他把盒子给她,脸上流露着微带嘲讽的笑容,望着她把帽子再一次戴上并端详自己的容貌。
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They launched Preen by Thornton Bregazzi in 1996 .
1996年,他俩创建了PreenbyThorntonBregazzi品牌。
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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。
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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。
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You preen your neck .
你梳你颈。
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The exquisitely furnished room was silent except for the rustle of the parrot in its cage as it preened its feathers .
只有笼里的鹦鹉刷动羽毛的声音,在这精美的客厅里索索地响。
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Pigeons preened their wings and cooed .
鸽子用喙整理翅膀,咕咕地叫。
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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。
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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。
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She primped and preened in the mirror admiring the pendant , but she just wasn 't satisfied .
她对着镜了打扮来打扮去,欣赏着项链。可她还不满足。
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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。
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The cockerel preened his feathers .
公鸡抖了抖身上的羽毛。
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But this particular creature appeared quite camera shy , and went to extremes to primp and preen before he was snapped . Only after careful grooming does this otter appear ready for its close up .
但图片中的这只在镜头前貌似非常害羞,就算是被偷拍也要精心打扮一番。仔细收拾了下自己后水獭才摆出姿势,表示自己准备好拍照啦。
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The site 's shirting category offers styles from 106 designers , and that 's only likely to increase , with shirts a feature on the AW16 catwalks , seen at , among others , Preen by Thornton Bregazzi and 1205 .
Net-a-Porter网店上的衬衣来自106位设计师,而且,随着衬衣成为2016秋冬季时装秀(PreenbyThorntonBregazzi与1205等众多品牌就是明证)的一道亮丽风景线,Net-a-Porter上网销售的衬衣品牌只会越来越多。