单词 | preen |
释义 | preen¹ 🄰 vt. 1.bird ++ feathers用喙梳理 Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.珍稀鸟类就在你的镜头前梳理羽毛。 2.(primp)person +精心打扮 to preen yourself<贬>(fuss over your appearance)精心打扮自己 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.35岁以下的男子中有50%每天早晨会花至少20分钟在盥洗室里精心打扮。 3.to preen yourself<贬>(congratulate yourself)顾盼自雄;沾沾自喜;得意扬扬 to preen yourself on sth因某事而沾沾自喜(或得意扬扬) John Bruton was preening himself on the prospect of a great parliamentary victory for Fine Gael.约翰•布鲁顿为爱尔兰统一党可能在议会取得重大胜利而得意扬扬。 He preened himself on the praise he had received.他因得到了表扬而沾沾自喜。 🄱 vi. (primp)person +精心打扮 She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention.她站在他们当中精心打扮, 为受人关注而感到高兴。 to preen in front of the mirror在镜子前精心打扮 He spends up to two hours a day preening in front of the bathroom mirror.他每天花长达两小时在浴室的镜子前精心打扮。 preen²<苏格兰>别针;(尤指)饰针 |
随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含368430条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。