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preen vt.1.(鳥)用嘴理(毛)。2.〔 preen one...

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No wonder people fly halfway around the world , board buses and trains and ferries , and wait patiently in the heavy snow to see these birds gather to preen and flare and dance their wild courtship dances 難怪有人愿意飛越大半個地球,搭公車、火車和渡船前來,耐心地在大雪中守候,只為欣賞這些鶴整理羽毛,展翅跳著熱烈的求偶之舞。

Now i have two daughters , one who has a collection of bug catchers and magnifying glasses , and another that preens in front of a mirror half the time 現在,我有兩個女兒,一個喜歡收集捕捉蟲子的器具和各種放大鏡;另一個嘛,天天在鏡子面前喬裝打扮。

Unlike apes which spend much of their time picking dirt and lice off their skin and fur , elephant preening is more about rolling in mud than removing it 大象洗澡的方法是在泥中打滾而后除去泥濘,不像猿那樣花大量時間在自己的毛皮中剔出灰塵和虱子。

He will walk over to me , snuggle in and preen me . romeo lovestotake my hair or my hand in his mouth and he also plays with myshoelaces “它走到我身旁,依偎著我,用羽毛撫摸我。羅密歐喜歡用嘴銜我的頭發或手,它還喜歡玩我的鞋帶。 ”

Live on fishy flesh they have to , all sea birds , gulls , seagoose . swans from anna liffey swim down here sometimes to preen themselves 安娜利菲30的白天鵝有時順流而下,游到這里,就用嘴梳理自己的羽毛,炫耀一番。

Notwithstanding preening and constant care , the marvelously intricate structure of a bird ' s feather inevitaing wears out 盡管經過精心的打扮和細心的呵護,另人驚奇的具有復雜結構的鳥羽毛最終還是磨破了。

The regiment fluttered all over , like a bird preening its wings , and subsided into stillness 整個兵團就像梳平毛羽振翅欲飛的鳥,抖抖身子,就屏住氣息,一動不動了。

They sat in germaine rocher ' s salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper 她們正坐在吉米?羅切的美術展覽館里,看著那些疲乏的服裝模特炫耀服裝和假笑。

Mr kernan halted and preened himself before the sloping mirror of peter kennedy , hairdresser 克南先生站在理發師彼得肯尼迪那面傾斜的鏡子前梳妝打扮了一番。

She was fading , while he was still preening himself in his elegance and youth 她已顯老,而他卻仍然打扮成翩翩佳公子。

The cockerel preened his feathers 公雞抖了抖身上的羽毛。

She preened herself upon her beauty 她為自已的美貌感到自滿。

She preened herself on her ability to speak eight languages 她為自己能講幾種語言而感到自豪。

Pigeons preened their wings and cooed 鴿子用喙整理翅膀,咕咕地叫。

He ' s always preening himself on his success 他總是對自己的成功沾沾自喜。

Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person 不要因打敗弱者而自傲。

- forget it . - no , no . i ' m a vain , preening ass . . -沒關系的-我是個自負的,虛榮的. .

Forget it . - no , no . i ' m a vain , preening ass . . 沒關系的-我是個自負的,虛榮的. .

He preened himself on having graduated with honours 他因畢業成績優異而自豪。