中英互译
preen
英 /priːn/美 /priːn/
基本释义
- vt.打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
- vi.洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮
第三人称单数preens
现在分词preening
过去式preened
过去分词preened
GRE
双语例句
- Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.一些珍稀的鸟就在你的相机镜头前梳理自己的羽毛。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- They noted that each bird rubbed its cheek against its preen gland and then onto its neck, back and breast feathers.他们注意到，每一只火烈鸟用脸摩擦尾羽，然后再将这种颜料抹在颈部，背部和胸部的羽毛上。
- Not a night for Capello to preen; he will be aggrieved his team were so slow to take control.这不是一个可以令卡佩罗得意洋洋的夜晚，他会为自己的球队如此之慢才控制局势而苦恼。
网络短语
- preen gland尾脂腺
- preen oneself自夸；使得意；自鸣得意的解释
- Hyrol Preen希罗尔普林
- Garyn Preen普瑞恩
- preen n整理羽毛；打扮修饰
同义词
vt.
打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
英英释义
- v.clean with one's bill
- v.pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- v.dress or groom with elaborate care
词源
- preen整理羽毛，打扮，修饰来自prune拼写变体，来自prune,使圆润，剪枝，修剪，用于指鸟整理羽毛，引申词义打扮，修饰。