primp

英 [prɪmp]

美 [prɪmp]

v.  打扮; 修饰

现在分词：primping　过去式：primped　第三人称单数：primps　过去分词：primped　

GRE

COCA.26078

牛津词典

verb

• 打扮；修饰
  to make yourself look attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up, etc.

英英释义

verb

• dress or groom with elaborate care
  1. She likes to dress when going to the opera
  Synonym:preenplumedress

双语例句

• They basically primp and pose through the same humdrum motions they did before.
  他们基本就跟之前一样打扮一下，拗拗造型，做做简单动作和脸部表情罢了。
• As students primp and preen to wow their favorite colleges, there's one characteristic they can't control: their race.
  当学生们为了给自己喜爱的学校留下好印象而打扮修饰的时候，有一点却是他们无法控制的：那就是他们的种族身份。