音标:[pri:nɪŋ] ;
v. (鸟)用嘴整理(羽毛)( preen的现在分词 )
p. pr. & vb. n. of Preen
词型变化:名词复数形式 : preenings

preen的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Juvenile king penguins preen on the shore.年轻的企鹅首领在岸边用嘴整理羽毛。
  2. The girl is preening oneself in front of the mirror.那女孩正对着镜子梳妆打扮.
  3. She preened herself upon her beauty.她为自已的美貌感到自满。
  4. He's always preening himself on his success.他总是对自己的成功沾沾自喜。

词汇搭配

  • preen oneself on以 ... 自豪

经典引文

  • You got to like books, and he didna care a prin for them.

    出自:C. Gibbon
  • The feathers of these birds must be well preened to resist so much wet.

    出自:G. White
  • A duck oiled its feathers by preening.

    出自:P. Angadi
【近义词】

The afternoon was warm; the sun was bright. 这个下午很温暖,太阳也很明亮。 The swan decided she could safely leave her eggs for a few minutes. 雌天鹅觉得暂时离开她的蛋,出去几分钟也不会有事。 She stood up. First

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As he did so, he heard a hearty burst of laughter close to his head. 正在这时,他听到自己的头上方突然传来大笑声。 He turned sharply, and there, just above him on the branch of a tree, sat a large Parrot, busily preening his feat

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Louis had never spent a night alone in a hotel. 路易斯以前从没在任何一家饭店里单独住过一宿。 First he walked round and around, switching lights on and off, examining everything. 起先,他在房间里转来转去,把电灯开了

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Toward the end of the afternoon, Serena roused herself, looked at her surroundings, 下午快要过去的时候,塞蕾娜完全苏醒过来,朝四周看了看, had a bite to eat, took a bath, then walked out of the water and stood for a long wh

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My 15-year-old is disinclined to work for her GCSEs, saying her time is better spent preening herself in preparation for assignations with her delightful, diligent, privately educated, moneyed boyfriend. She insists the money spent on nail-painting,

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Doubtless they thought his brother's war was none of his concern. 可想而知,他们一定是认为他兄弟的战争与他无关。 It troubled him more than he could say. 然而这却比其他所有事更教他烦心。 Robb was marching and he

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