"preening" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈpɹinɪŋ

PREEN-ing

UK

pɹˈiːnɪŋ

PREEN-ing

释义

The act of a bird cleaning and arranging its feathers with its beak; also, when a person spends a lot of time making their appearance perfect or acts in a self-satisfied way.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɹinɪŋ

英式英语

pɹˈiːnɪŋ

简化发音

美式

PREEN-ing

英式

PREEN-ing

语境中听

The parrot was preening its colorful feathers.

She spent an hour preening before the party.

The swan was quietly preening near the lake.

He couldn't stop preening in front of the mirror before his date.