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preen v.整理羽毛；精心打扮；沾沾自喜 (1) 年轻的企鹅首领在岸边用嘴整理羽毛。(2) 她为自已的美貌感到自满。(3) 他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。 You can also preen just by puffing yourself up and congratulating yourself for something. You've just landed your triple flip on the ski jump, and, as you swoosh to a stop at the foot of the hill and take off your skis, you preen as you make your way through the adoring crowd.

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英 [priːn] 美 [priːn] (1) Juvenile king penguins preen on the shore.(2) She preened herself upon her beauty.(3) He's always preening himself on his success. When a bird or a cat preens, it smooths its feathers or cleans its fur. When you preen, you primp and pay careful attention to how you're dressed and groomed, as if you're inviting the whole world to watch you. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V pron-refl]  [V n]  [disapproval]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。Bill preened his beard.比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。2[VERB 动词]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.   [V]  [V pron-refl on n]  [V-ing]  [disapproval]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。He preened himself on the praise he had received.他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。...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3[VERB 动词]（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛） When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.   [V pron-refl]  [Also V]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。

英语单词	preen
英美音标	英 [priːn] 美 [priːn]
中文释义	v.整理羽毛；精心打扮；沾沾自喜
英语例句	(1) Juvenile king penguins preen on the shore. (2) She preened herself upon her beauty. (3) He's always preening himself on his success.
中文例句	(1) 年轻的企鹅首领在岸边用嘴整理羽毛。 (2) 她为自已的美貌感到自满。 (3) 他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。
vocabulary简明	When a bird or a cat preens, it smooths its feathers or cleans its fur. When you preen, you primp and pay careful attention to how you're dressed and groomed, as if you're inviting the whole world to watch you.
vocabulary扩展	You can also preen just by puffing yourself up and congratulating yourself for something. You've just landed your triple flip on the ski jump, and, as you swoosh to a stop at the foot of the hill and take off your skis, you preen as you make your way through the adoring crowd.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V pron-refl] [V n] [disapproval] 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。 Bill preened his beard. 比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V] [V pron-refl on n] [V-ing] [disapproval] 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。 He preened himself on the praise he had received. 他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。 ...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 3 [VERB 动词]（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛） When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. [V pron-refl] [Also V] 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。

Preen [V Verb 动词 Ing Spend Pron Refl N