英语释义

• pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

• dress or groom with elaborate care;

  "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

• clean with one's bill;

  "The birds preened"

片语

preen ruffle打扮

Preen Line荷叶下摆连衣裙

array排列，部署；打扮

Nurse Preen韩易伦

ALDO PREEN橘色鱼嘴鞋

Garyn Preen普瑞恩

Preen Venice连衣裙

a preen目前

preen n整理羽毛

Hyrol Preen希罗尔普林

dress oneself打扮；给自己穿衣服

英汉例句

• then, they stand about to preen their white plumage carefully.

  然后他们停下来用嘴仔细地整理他们洁白的羽毛。

• let others be as butterflies that preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.

  让别人像蝴蝶一样，舞动翅膀，靠花朵的施舍生活。

• and groups of chimpanzees seemed to cope with their reflection and they spent time near the mirror, while some appear touse it to preen themselves.

  一群黑猩猩似乎对自己的影像很感兴趣，在镜子附近逗留了一段时间，有几只似乎还用镜子来梳妆。

• 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。

• mimicry can also be a great way to 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。

• you preen your left wing.

  你梳你左翼。

• you preen your neck.

  你梳你颈。

• so when some lawmakers preen their anti-abortion feathers but take steps that would result in more abortions and more women dying in childbirth, that’s not governance, that’s hypocrisy.

  那些国会议员一面为自己的反堕胎立场沾沾自喜，另一面其措施的结果却是堕胎增加，且更多妇女死于分娩。这不叫治理有方，这是伪善。

• mike was still able to balance on a perch and walk clumsily; he even attempted to preen and crow, although he could do neither.

  麦克仍能在栖木上保持平衡，也能笨拙的走动，甚至还试着用喙清理羽毛及报晓，虽然它两者都没能做到。

• this is a good moment to posit the idea that, in a man-free world, makeup and beauty-product sales would decline, because we would have no one to preen for.

  现在正是时候去假设一个概念，在一个没有男人的世界，化妆品和美容产品销量将会直线下降，因为我们已经没有了为悦己者容的对象了。

• 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。

• you preen your chest.

  你梳你胸。

• 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。

• to preen for a woman can never be just a pleasure.

  对于一个女性来说，打扮自己，绝不仅仅是一种愉悦。

• you preen your right wing.

  你梳你右翼。

• let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.

  让别人像蝴蝶那样精心装扮双翅，依赖花朵的施舍维持生命吧！

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