preen
英[priːn]
美[prin]
- vt. 打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
- vi. 洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮
实用场景例句
- Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
- 你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Bill preened his beard.
- 比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He preened himself on the praise he had received.
- 他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A real man didn't prance around and yap at the mouth and preen for the camera.
- 显然生活中的人不会在摄影机前跃马而起,厉声喝斥,刻意打扮.
期刊摘选
- Brian: Oh. Well, next time, preen yourself before asking her out.
- 布莱恩: 噢. 那下次你要开口约她出去之前,先好好打扮一下吧.
期刊摘选
- Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person.
- 不要因打败弱者而自傲.
期刊摘选
- You preen your right wing.
- 你梳你右翼.
期刊摘选
- He never cared a preen for her.
- 他对她一点也不在乎.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Together , the men preen, strut , shimmy , and shake their feathered costumes, mimicking birds of paradise.
- 人们梳妆打扮, 昂首阔步, 抖动着羽毛装束, 模仿那里的天堂鸟的动作.
期刊摘选
- Juvenile king penguins preen on the shore.
- 年轻的企鹅首领在岸边用嘴整理羽毛.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
- 她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.
辞典例句
- Mimicry can also be a great way 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.
期刊摘选
- 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。
柯林斯例句