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preenBrE /priːn/NAmE /priːn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they preen BrE /priːn/ NAmE /priːn/present simple - he / she / it preens BrE /priːnz/ NAmE /priːnz/past simple preened BrE /priːnd/ NAmE /priːnd/past participle preened BrE /priːnd/ NAmE /priːnd/ -ing form preening BrE /ˈpriːnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpriːnɪŋ/ [T, I] ~ (yourself) (usually disapproving) to spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive and then admiring your appearance 刻意打扮，精心修饰（并自我欣赏）◆Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror? 你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？ [T] ~ yourself (on sth) (usually disapproving) to feel very pleased with yourself about sth and show other people how pleased you are 顾盼自雄；沾沾自喜；得意扬扬 [I, T] ~ (itself) (of a bird 鸟) to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak （用喙）整理羽毛 |