| 释义 |
- v.刻意打扮；顾盼自雄；沾沾自喜；得意扬扬
- 网络打扮修饰；整理羽毛；骚首弄姿地打扮
第三人称单数：preens 现在分词：preening 过去式：preened v. groom,smarten,clean,tidy,smooth 1. | [t][i] ~ (yourself) 刻意打扮，精心修饰（并自我欣赏）to spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive and then admiring your appearance |
| Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror? 你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？ |
2. | [t] ~ yourself (on sth) 顾盼自雄；沾沾自喜；得意扬扬to feel very pleased with yourself about sth and show other people how pleased you are |
3. | [i][t] ~ (itself) （用喙）整理羽毛to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak |
v. | 1. to clean, smooth, or arrange the feathers with the beak 2. to clean and smooth the fur by licking it 3. to spend a long or excessive time attending to personal appearance, especially making small finishing touches to the hair, the face, or clothes 4. to feel excessively self-satisfied and display that feeling by gloating 5. if a bird or animal preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers or fur with its beak or tongue 6. to spend a lot of time trying to make yourself look more attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up etc 7. to feel very proud or satisfied with something that you have done 1. to clean, smooth, or arrange the feathers with the beak 2. to clean and smooth the fur by licking it 3. to spend a long or excessive time attending to personal appearance, especially making small finishing touches to the hair, the face, or clothes 4. to feel excessively self-satisfied and display that feeling by gloating 5. if a bird or animal preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers or fur with its beak or tongue 6. to spend a lot of time trying to make yourself look more attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up etc 7. to feel very proud or satisfied with something that you have done | n. | 1. a decorative pin or brooch 2. a pin for holding or securing fabric |
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