preening

美 [ˈpriːnɪŋ]英 [ˈpriːnɪŋ]
  • 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
  • n.整羽;自我夸耀
  • preen的现在分词
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  • 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。

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

    他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。

  2. 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。

  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. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

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

    不要因打败弱者而自傲。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

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

    那你就是个自恋又自负的大傻瓜。

  16. 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;

  17. 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。

  18. 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;

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. 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。

  22. 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

  23. 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。

  24. 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。

  25. The pigeons were too busy preening to notice the bread that had been scattered on the ground for them .

    鸽子们忙于用嘴整理羽毛了,没看到给它们撒在地上的面包。

  26. They launched Preen by Thornton Bregazzi in 1996 .

    1996年,他俩创建了PreenbyThorntonBregazzi品牌。

  27. 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。

  28. 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。

  29. You preen your neck .

    你梳你颈。

  30. During the growth of young Great Bustard , resting behavior kept a high percentage , foraging and preening behavior increased with the decreasing of singing and crouching behavior .

    在雏鸟成长过程中,休息行为比例一直保持很高,觅食和理羽行为呈现明显的上升趋势,鸣叫和蹲伏行为逐渐减少。