| 单词 | preen |
| 释义 | preen (once / 8461 pages) v When a bird or a cat preens, it smooths its feathers or cleans its fur. When you preen, you primp and pay careful attention to how you're dressed and groomed, as if you're inviting the whole world to watch you. You can also preen just by puffing yourself up and congratulating yourself for something. You've just landed your triple flip on the ski jump, and, as you swoosh to a stop at the foot of the hill and take off your skis, you preen as you make your way through the adoring crowd. WORD FAMILYpreen: preened, preening, preens USAGE EXAMPLESMany of them sport stylized renderings of leaping fish, lumbering elephants, soaring birds, prancing female nudes and prowling or preening panthers. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) He jets around the country holding adulatory victory rallies in the manner of an authoritarian strongman, preening like some latter-day Juan Perón. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) Is the name of this restaurant in the Shoreditch area of London a cheeky nod to the neighborhood’s preening see-and-be-seen-ness? New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1v clean with one's bill The birds preened Syn|Hyper plume arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order clean, make cleanmake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from 2v dress or groom with elaborate care Syn|Hyper dress, plume, primp dress, get dressed put on clothes attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive 3v pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement Syn|Hyper congratulate crow, gloat, triumph dwell on with satisfaction |
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