preen
verb
uk/priːn/us/priːn/preenverb(TIDY)
[IorT]
If abirdpreens or preens itself, itcleansandarrangesitsfeathersusingitsbeak.
（鸟）用喙整理（羽毛）[IorT]disapproving
tospendtimemaking yourselflookattractive:
精心打扮Roald alwaysspendsagespreening (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
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- housebroken
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
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Skilled, talented and able
preenverb(FEEL PROUD)
preen yourself
tofeelveryproudorsatisfiedwith yourself because of anactionorquality:
（因为某一行动或特质）非常自豪（或满意）Thegovernmentispubliclypreening itselfonthelatesttradefigures.政府因为最近的贸易数字在公众面前洋洋得意。
Thecompanypreened itselfforhavingtaken on so many newemployeeslastyear.该公司为去年招收了那么多新员工而感到颇为满意。
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- dog
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- overweening
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- swollen-headed
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god