preen
英 [pri?n]
美[prin]
- vt. 打扮；用嘴整理；贊揚
- vi. 洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮
實用場景例句
- Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
- 你別對著鏡子打扮個沒完行不行？
牛津詞典
- 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...
- 50%的35歲以下男性每天早上至少花20分鐘在盥洗室精心打扮。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Bill preened his beard.
- 比爾精心修剪了他的胡須。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention...
- 她得意洋洋地站在他們中間，為受人矚目而高興。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He preened himself on the praise he had received.
- 他因為得到了贊揚而沾沾自喜。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
- 很少有鳥類會在鏡頭面前梳理自己的羽毛。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- A real man didn't prance around and yap at the mouth and preen for the camera.
- 顯然生活中的人不會在攝影機前躍馬而起,厲聲喝斥,刻意打扮.
期刊摘選
- Brian: Oh. Well, next time, preen yourself before asking her out.
- 布萊恩: 噢. 那下次你要開口約她出去之前,先好好打扮一下吧.
期刊摘選
- Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person.
- 不要因打敗弱者而自傲.
期刊摘選
- You preen your right wing.
- 你梳你右翼.
期刊摘選
- He never cared a preen for her.
- 他對她一點也不在乎.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- Together , the men preen, strut , shimmy , and shake their feathered costumes, mimicking birds of paradise.
- 人們梳妝打扮, 昂首闊步, 抖動著羽毛裝束, 模仿那里的天堂鳥的動作.
期刊摘選
- Juvenile king penguins preen on the shore.
- 年輕的企鵝首領在岸邊用嘴整理羽毛.
期刊摘選
- Tonight, you can watch the women figure skaters pout and preen their way to the medals.
- 今晚, 你們將看到女子花樣滑冰選手把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮的,去爭取金牌.
期刊摘選
- They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
- 她們正坐在吉米·羅切的美術展覽館里,看著那些疲乏的服裝模特炫耀服裝和假笑.
辭典例句
- Mimicry can also be a great way preen, or learn, or make a new friend.
- 偽裝術也可以是一種很好的炫耀, 學習和交友的方式.
期刊摘選
- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
- 很少有鳥類會在鏡頭面前梳理自己的羽毛。
柯林斯例句