preening的中文翻譯是什麼意思

preening

/pri:nɪŋ/

v. (鳥)用嘴整理(羽毛)( preen的現在分詞 )

preening柯林斯釋義

VERB精心打扮;刻意修飾

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.

  • 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...

    50%的35歲以下男性每天早上至少花20分鐘在盥洗室精心打扮。

  • Bill preened his beard.

    比爾精心修剪了他的鬍鬚。

VERB得意洋洋;沾沾自喜;感覺良好

If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are.

  • She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention...

    她得意洋洋地站在他們中間,為受人矚目而高興。

  • He preened himself on the praise he had received.

    他因為得到了讚揚而沾沾自喜。

VERB(鳥)用喙整理(羽毛)

When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks.

  • Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.

    很少有鳥類會在鏡頭面前梳理自己的羽毛。

preening場景例句

She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention.

她得意洋洋地站在他們中間,為受人矚目而高興。

Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?

你別對著鏡子打扮個沒完行不行?

50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.

50%的35歲以下男性每天早上至少花20分鐘在盥洗室精心打扮。

She was fading, while he was still preening himself in his elegance and youth.

她已顯老, 而他卻仍然打扮成翩翩佳公子.

He's always preening himself on his success.

他總是對自己的成功沾沾自喜.

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