| 词汇 | preening |
| 释义 | preening present participle ofpreen preen verb uk /priːn/ us /priːn/ preenverb (TIDY)[ I or T ] If a bird preens or preens itself, it cleans and arranges its feathers using its beak.（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛） [ I or T ]disapproving to spend time making yourself look attractive: 精心打扮 Roald always spends ages preening (himself) before he goes out.罗阿尔德出门前总是花很长时间精心打扮。 Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal ravening scent soar You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Skilled, talented and able preenverb (FEEL PROUD)preen yourself to feel very proud or satisfied with yourself because of an action or quality: （因为某一行动或特质）非常自豪(或满意) preen yourself on somethingThe government is publicly preening itself on the latest trade figures.政府因为最近的贸易数字在公众面前洋洋得意。 preen yourself for doing somethingThe company preened itself for having taken on so many new employees last year.该公司为去年招收了那么多新员工而感到颇为满意。 I preened myself at my own foresight in buying the work while the artist was still unknown. He strides around the office preening himself and puffing his chest out. She preened herself a little at the description of her "flawless skin". Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizing patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously swaggerer swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom Examples of preeningpreening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In birds a functionally similar form of this behavior is called social preening. He somewhat coyly looks away from the camera as if not quite ready for his close-up, but all the while preening. And that tabby cat preening itself in the corner? Chicks, however, actively remove ticks while preening themselves. Consider a pigeon preening its feathers and emitting a string of key pecks, for example. But these were not mere preening of advertisement copy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Preening itself, it took the opportunity to increase its expenditure by £42,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, for a long time, we cannot have seen an aging emperor preening himself upon his apparel when he stands stark naked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of our most urgent security measures is that we should stop preening ourselves on our dispassion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I even found a heading for him in view of his lovable and endearing characteristic of preening himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet, his successor was at the exhibition yesterday preening himself in front of the cameras. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of complacently preening themselves they ought to be hanging their heads in shame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot help thinking of the old story about the woman preening herself before a photographer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Earlier he seemed to be preening himself on the brevity of the regulations but at the end of his comments he seemed to admit that they are not so brief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Currently all concerned are preening themselves with delight at the apparently successful outcome of the present arrangements, but a number of questions have to be asked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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