[N-COUNT 可数名词]同bridegroom A groom is the same as a bridegroom .
...the bride and groom.
新娘与新郎
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]马夫;马倌 A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean.
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[VERB 动词]洗刷(动物);给(动物)梳毛 If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it.
[V n]
The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.
这些马接受专门训练,鬃毛也得到精心梳理。
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[VERB 动词]训练;培养 If you are groomed for a special job, someone prepares you for it by teaching you the skills you will need.
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[usu passive]
George was already being groomed for the top job...
为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。
Marshall was groomed to run the family companies.
马歇尔在接手家族企业之前接受了培养。
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groom/ɡruːm; NAmEɡruːm/
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groomgroomsgroomedgroomingverb1groomsth to clean or brush an animal (给动物)擦洗,刷洗◆to groom a horse/dog/cat刷洗马╱狗╱猫◆The horses are all well fed and groomed.这些马都喂得饱饱的,刷洗得干干净净。2groomsth (of an animal 动物)to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself (给自己或其他动物)理毛,梳毛◆a female ape grooming her mate为同伴梳毛的母猿3to prepare or train sb for an important job or position 使做好准备;培养;训练groomsb (for/as sth) ◆Our junior employees are being groomed for more senior roles.我们的初级雇员正在接受培训以承担更重要的职责。groomsb to do sth ◆The eldest son is being groomed to take over when his father dies.长子正在接受培养,以在父亲过世后接手父业。4groomsb (of a person who is sexually attracted to children 对儿童有性兴趣的人)to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using an Internet chat room,with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act 为约会(儿童)做准备,引诱(尤指利用互联网聊天室进行非法性活动)noun1a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them 马夫;马倌;马匹饲养员2=
bridegroom
groom/ɡruːm; NAmEɡruːm/
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groom1 noun
groom2 verb
groomgroom1 /ɡruːm, ɡrʊm/ ●●○ noun [countable]
Word Origin
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1a bridegroom2someone whose job is to feed, clean, and take care of horses
groom1 noun
groom2 verb
groomgroom2 ●○○ verb
Verb Table
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1[transitive] to clean and brush an animal, especially a horse2[transitive] to prepare someone for an important job or position in society by training them over a long periodgroom somebody for something Tim was being groomed for a managerial position.groom somebody to do something Clare’s been groomed to take her father’s place when he retires.3[transitive] to take care of your own appearance by keeping your hair and clothes clean and tidy: Her hair is always perfectly groomed. →
well-groomed
4[transitive] to develop a friendship with a child, with the intention of starting a sexual relationship. This is done by adults, and is illegal when the child is younger than 16.5[intransitive, transitive] if an animal grooms itself or another animal, it cleans its own fur and skin or that of the other animal
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