preened
英 [priːnd]
美 [priːnd]
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
preen的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- 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。 - 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 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。 - 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 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。
- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
双语例句
- Bill preened his beard.
比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。 - He preened himself on the praise he had received.
他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。 - The cockerel preened his feathers.
公鸡抖了抖身上的羽毛。 - 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。 - He preened himself in front of the mirror.
他对着镜子精心打扮自己。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Pigeons preened their wings and cooed.
鸽子用喙整理翅膀，咕咕地叫。 - 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。