preening

He never cared a preen for her.

他对她一点也不在乎。

The preening popinjay has now departed the scene and good riddance, say I.

那只得益洋洋鹦鹉，现在终于滚蛋了，拔了中钉，肉中刺，这就是我说。

Pigeons preened their wings and cooed.

鸽子用喙整理翅膀, 咕咕地叫。

She preened herself upon her beauty.

她为已美貌感到满。

You are afraid of facing the reality and cheat everyone, and yourself as well.You preen yourself like a clown to win flubdub.

你害怕去面对现实，于是就欺骗大家，你把扮成一个小丑去赢取别人好感。