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preen [prin]

vt.& vi. (鸟)用嘴整理(羽毛);
过去式:: preened 过去分词:: preened 现在分词:: preening 第三人称单数:: preens

例句:

  • 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。
  • He never cared a preen for her.
    他对她一点也不在乎.
  • They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
    她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.
  • Fighting Cranes preen their feathers in between fights.
    来自N. Tinbergen
  • May we be allowed a tiny patriotic preen?
    来自THETIMES
  • I did preen in a modest way, almost without meaning to.
    来自NEWYORKER