英 [priːn] 美 [priːn]
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
preen /priːn/ [ preening preened preens ]
及物动词 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. 精心打扮; 刻意修饰
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.
比尔精心修剪了自己的胡须。
及物动词/不及物动词 If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are. 得意洋洋; 感觉良好
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.
他为自己得到赞扬而沾沾自喜。
...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring.
...一位自我感觉良好的职业拳击手马上要上场。
及物动词 When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. (鸟)用喙清洁和整理(羽毛)
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。
名词 a pin, esp a decorative one (尤指有装饰效果的)别针
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
同义词： congratulate
... preempt取得优先权 preen打扮 primp打扮 ...
普林(Preen)一直以来都颇受非主流时尚人士的青睐，作为伦敦的双人设计师品牌之一，他们对于流行一向有很敏锐的触觉，天马行空的解构创意和精...
... plume v. 搔首弄姿（表自负的动作）；整理羽毛；n. 羽毛 preen v. （人）打扮修饰（表自负的动作）；整理羽毛 primp v. （妇女）刻意打扮（表自负的动作） ...
我尤为喜欢céline推出的各款下摆到小腿肚的泡泡纱裙(mid-calf plissé skirts)以及普瑞恩(preen)与sacai的流体裙。从定制到羊毛面料外套，外衣也扮演着重要角色，已成为这个时装季的新宠。
打扮；用嘴整理；赞扬
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。
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。
Second, it does not produce big shiny factories for politicians to preen themselves in front of.
Jim Rohwer, a former Hong Kong correspondent for The Economist who now works for Fortune, can preen himself too.
ECONOMIST: How do books about the future stand up to the test of time?
Amid the caviar and oyster bars, cigar smoke and thousand-dollar hats, attendees come to see and be seen, to posture and preen.