She was fading, while he was still preening himself in his elegance and youth.
她已显老, 而他却仍然打扮成翩翩佳公子.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
Tonight, you can watch the women figure skaters pout and preen their way to the medals.
今晚, 你们将看到女子花样滑冰选手把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮的,去争取金牌.
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50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...
50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。
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A real man didn't prance around and yap at the mouth and preen for the camera.
显然生活中的人不会在摄影机前跃马而起,厉声喝斥,刻意打扮.
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Brian: Oh. Well, next time, preen yourself before asking her out.
布莱恩: 噢. 那下次你要开口约她出去之前,先好好打扮一下吧.
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This precaution taken, they went to the theatre, and installed themselves in the count's box.
经过这一番小心打扮之后, 他们就到了戏院里, 坐在了伯爵的包厢里.
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When he hung up he decided to get properly dressed so as to save rime afterward.
他挂上电话之后,马上收拾打扮起来,免得随后换衣服耽误时间.
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