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BNC: 20130 COCA: 19121
preen
prn prin
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense preens, present participle preening, past tense , past participle preened
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. 精心打扮;刻意修饰 [disapproval]
  • 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    50%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. [VERB noun]

    比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。

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. 得意洋洋;沾沾自喜;感觉良好 [disapproval]
  • She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. [VERB]

    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. [V pron-refl + on]

    他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。

  • ...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring. [VERB-ing]

    即将进入拳击场的趾高气扬的职业拳击手

3 VERB (鸟)用喙整理(羽毛) When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. (鸟)用喙整理(羽毛)
  • Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    很少有鸟类会在镜头面前梳理自己的羽毛。

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