1.(人)打扮(自己)
2.(鸟)用嘴理(毛)
3.(人)夸耀(自己)
4.把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮
5.自满,自负,自我夸耀
1.(人)打扮(自己)
2.(鸟)用嘴理(毛)
3.(人)夸耀(自己)
4.把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮
5.自满,自负,自我夸耀
1.if a bird or animal preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers or fur with its beak or tongue
2.to spend a lot of time trying to make yourself look more attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make up, etc.
3.to feel very proud or satisfied with something that you have done
1.He turned sharply, and there, just above him on the branch of a tree, sat a large Parrot, busily preening his feathers.
他急忙转过身，只见他上方的树枝上卧着一只大鹦鹉，正在忙着梳理羽毛。
2.I finally had a chance to spend some time with a group of them this weekend and was treated to lots of preening.
最终在这个周末我终于有机会很一群长尾鸭呆在一起，观察到了许多它们整理羽毛的画面。
3.HUMANS do not generally consider other people who spend hours preening themselves in front of mirrors to be particularly intelligent.
人们通常不会以为那些在镜子前面耗上几个小时来打扮的人有多聪明。
4.In summer, though, the lake is a shimmering jewel adorning the long, preening neck of this skyscraping queen.
不过，一到夏天，这座湖就是颗闪闪发亮的珠宝，为这位凌霄皇后颀长、昂扬的美颈增添光采。
5.There was no strutting. No preening. No declaration that he's the king of track.
他并没有趾高气扬。没有得意洋洋。也没有炫耀自己是田径之王。
6.conspicuous at a great distance; wore conspicuous neckties; made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening.
遥远处显眼的塔；系着打眼的领带；她以炫耀的方式使自己变得抢眼。
7.Fast-forward about 15 minutes, and my husband puts on the new robe over his clothes and starts preening as a joke.
赶了15分钟的路我们终于到家，我丈夫搁着衣服披上了那件新浴袍，然后开始精心打扮，动作逗人发笑。
8.Only the ducks remained, paddling about after water snails, or busy preening their feathers, the live-long day.
在水池里只有一些徐徐凫水的鸭子还在寻找水蜗牛，或是整天整天地梳理着自身的羽毛。
9.Preening with bill or legs, bathing, putting up the wing, and yawning.
以喙或脚梳理羽毛、洗浴、举翅和打哈欠等。
10.Notwithstanding preening and constant care, the marvelously intricate structure of a bird's feather inevitaing wears out.
尽管经过精心的打扮和细心的呵护，另人惊奇的具有复杂结构的鸟羽毛最终还是磨破了。