搜尋結果
preen
- IPA[priːn]
英式
- (of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak;(of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance
verb: preen, 3rd person present: preens, gerund or present participle: preening, past tense: preened, past participle: preened
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak reed buntings preened at the pool's edge the pigeon preened her feathers 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors 同義詞
- ▪ congratulate or pride oneself it did not prevent them from preening themselves on their achievement