词义：preening 是动词 preen 的现在分词形式，表示“整理羽毛”，“打扮”，“自我满意地表现”等意思。
词性：动词的现在分词形式。
词组搭配：preen oneself on sth.（自我以……为骄傲）；preen one’s feathers（整理羽毛）。
短语：N/A
发音拼写：[priːnɪŋ]
以下是7个相关的中英文翻译例句：
1. She stood in front of the mirror, preening herself on her new outfit.（她站在镜子前，自我欣赏着自己的新衣服。）
2. The bird was preening its feathers in the sunshine.（鸟儿正沐浴在阳光下，整理着自己的羽毛。）
3. He spent hours preening himself before going out on his first date.（他在第一次约会前花了几个小时打扮自己。）
4. The pea preened its feathers and strutted around the garden.（孔雀整理着自己的羽毛，在花园里昂首阔步地走着。）
5. She constantly preened herself on her intelligence, but never showed much humility.（她总是自我吹嘘她聪明才智，却从不表现出谦虚的态度。）
6. The swan was preening its feathers by the lake, surrounded by a peaceful atmosphere.（天鹅在湖边整理着自己的羽毛，周围是一片宁静的氛围。）
7. He preened himself on his expensive suit and flashy car, but neglected his personal relationships.（他为自己昂贵的套装和华丽的汽车自我感到骄傲，而忽略了自己的人际关系。）
翻译：整理羽毛；自我打扮
读音：[priːnɪŋ]
例句：
1. The bird was preening its feathers in the sun.
这只鸟正晒太阳，同时也在整理自己的羽毛。
2. She spent hours preening herself before the party.
她在聚会前花了几个小时打扮自己。
3. The pea was preening and showing off its beautiful feathers.
孔雀在整理羽毛，并炫耀它美丽的羽毛。
preening通常被翻译为”的现在分词、的”的意思，在日常中也代表”鸟”的意思，单词读音音标为[pri:nɪŋ]，preening来源于英语，在《学生实用英汉双解大词典》中，共找到64个与preening相关的例句。
1.的现在分词
例句:Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror? (你别对着镜子打扮个没完行不行？ )
2.的
例句:He turned sharply, and there, just above him on the branch of a tree, sat a large Parrot, busily preening his feathers. (他急忙转过身，只见他上方的树枝上卧着一只大鹦鹉，正在忙着梳理羽毛。)
3.鸟
例句:Only the ducks remained, paddling about after water snails, or busy preening their feathers, the live-long day. (在水池里只有一些徐徐凫水的鸭子还在寻找水蜗牛，或是整天整天地梳理着自身的羽毛。)
4.用嘴整理、鸟
例句:She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. (翻译:她得意洋洋地站在他们中间，为受人瞩目而高兴。)
preening一般作为名词、动词使用，如在mock preening(假梳理)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. Only the ducks remained, paddling about after water snails, or busy preening their feathers, the live-long day. (翻译:在水池里只有一些徐徐凫水的鸭子还在寻找水蜗牛，或是整天整天地梳理着自身的羽毛。)
2. She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention. (翻译:她得意洋洋地站在他们中间，为受人瞩目而高兴。)
3. If you’d spend a little more time working around this place instead of preening your feathers like a pet canary, maybe you’d know what it is to be tired at night. (翻译:如果你多在这里度过时间 而不是像金丝雀一样打理羽毛 你就明白了晚上很困)
4. 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom. (翻译:50%的xx岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。)
5. I finally had a chance to spend some time with a group of them this weekend and was treated to lots of preening. (翻译:最终在这个周末我终于有机会很一群长尾鸭呆在一起，观察到了许多它们整理羽毛的画面。)
6. Touched your arm when he left. (翻译:preening. 他离开的时候还摸了你的手臂 Touched your arm when he left.)
7. Studies to reproduce the preening-mediated AIV infection mechanism in the animal model are in progress. (翻译:重现整理羽毛介导的禽流感病毒传播机制的动物模型研究正在进行中。)
8. There was no strutting. No preening. No declaration that he’s the king of track. (翻译:他并没有趾高气扬。没有得意洋洋。也没有炫耀自己是田径之王。)
9. Studies to reproduce the preening-mediated AIV infection mechanism in the animal model are in progress. (翻译:重现整理羽毛介导的禽流感病毒传播机制的动物模型研究正在进行中。)
10. Grooming, preening, teasing and sometimes territorial behaviours. (翻译:例如鸟类梳理毛发 整理羽毛 和争夺领地的行为)
11. Preening with bill or legs, bathing, putting up the wing, and yawning. (翻译:以喙或脚梳理羽毛、洗浴、举翅和打哈欠等。)
12. Notwithstanding preening and constant care, the marvelously intricate structure of a bird’s feather inevitaing wears out. (翻译:尽管经过精心的打扮和细心的呵护，另人惊奇的具有复杂结构的鸟羽毛最终还是磨破了。)
preening作为名词、动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有0、preen/1、i/s、preenings等。
