資料來源 : pyDict

用嘴理,打扮,贊揚打扮漂亮,自負

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Preen \Preen\, n. [AS. pre['o]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D.
   priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[=o]nn a
   knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]
   A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.

Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.]
   1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with
      the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham.

   2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

資料來源 : WordNet®

preen
     v 1: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: {plume}]
     2: pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [syn: {congratulate}]
     3: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
        going to the opera" [syn: {primp}, {plume}, {dress}]