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 someonepreens 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.
  1. 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. Bill preened his beard.
     比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
• VERB 得意洋洋；沾沾自喜；感觉良好
  If someonepreens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.
  1. 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。
  2. He preened himself on the praise he had received.
     他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
  3. ...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
• VERB （鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）
  When birdspreentheir feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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 on the praise he had received.
  他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bill preened his beard.
  比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
• 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 cockerel preened his feathers.
  公鸡抖了抖身上的羽毛。
• He preened himself in front of the mirror.
  他对着镜子精心打扮自己。
• Pigeons preened their wings and cooed.
  鸽子用喙整理翅膀，咕咕地叫。