Bill preened his beard.

比尔精心修剪了自己的胡须。

He preened himself on the praise he had received.

他为自己得到赞扬而沾沾自喜。

A bird preened its feathers.

鸟用喙整理它的羽毛。

Stouter Yousef had preened himself in crimson silk, playing a king.

斯道特•尤瑟夫则用深红色的丝绸把自己装扮成一个国王。

You'll find preened moustaches, pretentious glasses, a range of characters and personalities.

你会找到洋洋自得的小胡子、自命不凡的眼镜男以及一堆个性迥异的人。

Through hour after tedious hour, an man who killed 30 or more young women and girls preened for his audience.

在冗长乏味的几个小时里，一个杀了三十多女青年和女孩子的人对着观众自鸣得意。

When the pair entered the dining room, it stilled. Every head turned to survey them; men nodded gravely to Alexander, women preened.

他们步入餐厅，一下鸦雀无声，每个人都转过头来审视他们，男士们对亚历山大的装扮欣然点头，女士们表示赞许。

At lunchtime we streaked through Elkhorn Slough, a salt marsh reserve near Monterey, where egrets preened and massive sea lions lolled in the mud.

到午餐时分我们已经驶过了艾尔克豪恩沼地，这是蒙特利附近的咸水湿地保护区，有很多白鹭在梳理羽毛，更多的海狮懒洋洋地躺在泥地里。