preen

音标发音

• 英式音标 [priːn]
• 美式音标 [priːn]
• 国际音标 [pri:n]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt. 打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
• vi. 洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮

词根记忆

• 和green(n.绿色)一起记

同根派生

英汉例句

• 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。
• He never cared a preen for her.
  他对她一点也不在乎.
• They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
  她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.
• 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。
• He never cared a preen for her.
  他对她一点也不在乎.

词组短语

短语

• preen ruffle 打扮
• Garyn Preen 普瑞恩
• preen n 整理羽毛;打扮修饰
• Preen Line 荷叶下摆连衣裙
• ALDO PREEN 橘色鱼嘴鞋

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (TIDY) If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.
• (FEEL PROUD) to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.
• If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.
• When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.
• a pin, esp a decorative one