| 释义 |
preen/pri:n/v. tr. & refl. 1 (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak (指鸟)用喙整理(羽毛或自身) 2 (of a person) smarten or admire (oneself, one's hair, clothes, etc.) (指人)打扮，夸耀(自己、自己的头发、衣服等) 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 on) congratulate or pride (oneself) 欣赏(自己)，使(自己)洋洋得意 □ preener n.[Middle English, apparently variant of earlier prune, ultimately as PRO-1, Latin ungere ‘anoint’: associated with Scots & dialect preen ‘pierce, pin’, from the ‘pricking’ action of the bird's beak] |