1. V-T If someone preens themselves, they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat and attractive; used especially if you want to show that you disapprove of this behaviour or that you find it ridiculous and amusing. 精心打扮; 刻意修飾[表不滿]

50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom. 50%的35歲以下男性每天早上至少花20分鐘在盥洗室精心打扮。

Bill preened his beard. 比爾精心修剪了自己的胡須。

2. V-T/V-I If someone preens, they think in a pleased way about how attractive, clever, or good at something they are. 得意洋洋; 感覺良好[表不滿]

She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. 她得意洋洋地站在他們中間，為受人矚目而高興。

He preened himself on the praise he had received. 他為自己得到贊揚(yáng)而沾沾自喜。

...a preening prize fighter about to enter a ring. ...一位自我感覺良好的職業(yè)拳擊手馬上要上場。

3. V-T When birds preen their feathers, they clean them and arrange them neatly using their beaks. (鳥)用喙清潔和整理(羽毛)

Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera. 一些珍稀的鳥就在你的相機(jī)鏡頭前梳理自己的羽毛。

4. N a pin, esp a decorative one (尤指有裝飾效果的)別針[SCOTTISH]