及物/不及物动词（鸟）用嘴整理（羽毛）
及物动词
1. She preened herself upon her beauty.
她为自已的美貌感到自满。
2. Pigeons preened their wings and cooed.
鸽子用喙整理翅膀，咕咕地叫。
名词
1. He never cared a preen for her.
他对她一点也不在乎。
preen什么意思
1. 整理：-o: 文件系统类型选项,选项由逗号分隔, 最常用的选项有两个: P: 整理(preen)模式 F: 强制检查模式,此选项忽略文件系统状态标志. 运行fsck后,该命令会分6个阶段对文件系统 进行检查,
2. 打扮：preempt 取得优先权 | preen 打扮 | primp 打扮
3. 打扮漂亮：blond 金发美女★ 100 | preen 打扮漂亮★ 100 | yihao 中国一号★ 300
4. 精心打扮, 自满：(10) Look down one's nose at 看不起 | (11) Preen 精心打扮, 自满 | (12) Revel 沉醉于, 狂欢作乐
1. 精心打扮；刻意修饰
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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Bill preened his beard.
比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。
2. 得意洋洋；沾沾自喜；感觉良好
If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.
e.g. 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。
e.g. He preened himself on the praise he had received.
他因为得到了赞扬而沾沾自喜。
3. （鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）
When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.
e.g. 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。
1. preen的翻译
1. The event brings out the region's glitterati, who preen for photographers from Hong Kong Tatler magazine.
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verb
1. dress or groom with elaborate care
e.g. She likes to dress when going to the opera
2. pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Synonym: congratulate
3. clean with one's bill
e.g. The birds preened
Synonym: plume