橘子化妆朗文词典

preen

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [priːn]
  • 美式音标 [priːn]
  • 国际音标 [pri:n]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
  • vi. 洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮

词根记忆

  • 和green(n.绿色)一起记

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • 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。
  • He never cared a preen for her.
    他对她一点也不在乎.
  • They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
    她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.
  • 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。
  • He never cared a preen for her.
    他对她一点也不在乎.

词组短语

    短语

  • preen ruffle 打扮
  • Garyn Preen 普瑞恩
  • preen n 整理羽毛;打扮修饰
  • Preen Line 荷叶下摆连衣裙
  • ALDO PREEN 橘色鱼嘴鞋

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (TIDY) If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.
  • (FEEL PROUD) to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.
  • If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.
  • When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.
  • a pin, esp a decorative one