剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - preen collapse

preen
/pri:n/
verb
MAKE TIDY 使整洁
[I or T]
* (of a bird) to clean and arrange its feathers using its beak
（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）

[I or T] disapproving
* to spend time making yourself look attractive
精心打扮

1. Roald always spends ages preening (himself) before he goes out.
罗阿尔德出门前总是花很长时间精心打扮。

/pri:n/
verb
FEEL PROUD 感到骄傲
[R] disapproving
* to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality
感到得意，感到庆幸

1. The government is publicly preening itself on the latest trade figures.
政府因为最近的贸易数字而在大众面前洋洋得意。

2. The company preened itself for having taken on so many new employees last year.
该公司为去年招收了那么多新员工而感到颇为满意。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - preen collapse

preen
1.VERB 动词精心打扮；刻意修饰 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.

【语法信息】：V pron-refl

【语法信息】：V n

【语用信息】：disapproval

  • 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...

    50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。

  • Bill preened his beard.

    比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。

2.VERB 动词得意洋洋；沾沾自喜；感觉良好 If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V pron-refl on n

【语法信息】：V-ing

【语用信息】：disapproval

  • She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention...

    她得意洋洋地站在他们中间，为受人瞩目而高兴。

  • He preened himself on the praise he had received.

    他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。

  • ...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring.

    即将进入拳击场的趾高气扬的职业拳击手

3.VERB 动词（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛） When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.

【语法信息】：V pron-refl

【语法信息】：Also V

  • 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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - preen collapse

preen
preen / pri:n / verb1. ~ (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):
  ▪ [VN]
   Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
   你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？
  ▪ [also V]
2. [VN] ~ 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
3. [V , VN] ~ (itself) (of a bird 鸟) to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak
   (用喙)整理羽毛

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - preen collapse

preen verb
Preen is used with these nouns as the object: feather

新牛津英语同义词词典 - preen collapse

preen

verb
1 a robin sat on a low branch, preening its feathers
CLEAN ,
TIDY , groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume, prink.

2 his wife preened before the mirror
ADMIRE ONESELF , primp oneself, primp, prink oneself; pretty oneself, prettify oneself, smarten oneself, beautify oneself, make oneself pretty/smart/beautiful, groom oneself, tidy oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll oneself up, tart oneself up; N. Amer. informal gussy oneself up; archaic plume oneself, trig oneself.
preen oneself he's busy preening himself on acquiring such a pretty girlfriend
CONGRATULATE ONESELF , be pleased with oneself, pride oneself, be proud of oneself, pat oneself on the back, give oneself a pat on the back, feel self-satisfied; archaic pique oneself.

词源记忆 - preen collapse

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。