preen

vt. 用嘴整理, 打扮, 使得意 vi. 打扮漂亮, 感到得意

发音

其它 /pɹiːn/

词形变化

preens 复数 preens preens 三单 preening 现在分词 preened 过去式 preened 过去分词

别名

prin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.

  2. 2.

    A pin.

    方言
  3. 3.

    A bodkin; brooch.

    方言
v.
  1. 1.

    To pin; fasten.

    及物
  2. 1.

    To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.

    用喙整理羽毛

    及物/不及物
  3. 2.

    To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.

    不及物
  4. 3.

    To show off, posture, or smarm.

    不及物
  5. 4.

    To flatter.

    及物
  6. 5.

    To comb; to make orderly.

    及物
  7. 6.

    To trim up, as trees.

    及物
  8. 7.

    To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

dress congratulate plume primp

上位词 10

clean arrange crow triumph setup attire gloat dress up deck out deck up

近义相关 2

dress get dressed

相关短语

preen oil preen oils

词源

From Middle English pren, from Old English prēon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (compare Icelandic prjónn (“pin, knitting-needle”), Danish pryne (“needle, eel-spear”)), of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *brewn- (“protrusion, tip, edge”) (compare Lithuanian briaunà (“edge”), Albanian brez (“belt, girdle”)). Cognate with German Pfriem. The verb is from Middle English prenen, from pren (“a preen”), akin to German pfriemen.

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