Preen
[ pri:n ]
出国 Abroad
vt.& vi. （鸟）用嘴整理（羽毛）;
📝 例句
preen oneself on
以￥自豪|以￥而骄傲
He never cared a preen for her.
他对她一点也不在乎。
To dress or groom oneself with elaborate care; preen.
精心打扮极其用心地打扮或修饰自己；精心装扮
primp and preen in front of a mirror
对着镜子精心打扮.
Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person.
不要因打败弱者而自傲。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ preen-用嘴理,green-绿色:鸟正在用嘴整理绿色的羽毛
※ peer-眯着小眼,n-拼音“你”:眯着小眼问你看我漂不漂亮
📖 牛津释义
preen
v [Tn]
1 (of a bird) clean or smooth (its feathers or itself) with its beak （指鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）.
2 ~ oneself (often derog 常作贬义)
(a) (of a person) make oneself look tidy by combing one's hair, etc （指人）（以梳头等动作）打扮自己
preen oneself in front of the mirror 对著镜子梳妆打扮.
(b) congratulate oneself; be pleased with oneself 自我欣赏; 沾沾自喜.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri:n]vt. 用嘴整理, 打扮, 使得意vi. 打扮漂亮, 感到得意
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Are you kidding?
在开玩笑吗?
It seems what he said is true.
看起来他说的好像是真的。
Do you have anything like this in your stock?
你们库存中有象这样的东西吗？