groom

verb

/ɡruːm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they groom	/ɡruːm/ /ɡruːm/
he / she / it grooms	/ɡruːmz/ /ɡruːmz/
past simple groomed	/ɡruːmd/ /ɡruːmd/
past participle groomed	/ɡruːmd/ /ɡruːmd/
-ing form grooming	/ˈɡruːmɪŋ/ /ˈɡruːmɪŋ/

groom something 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。
groom something (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
to prepare or train somebody for an important job or position使做好准备；培养；训练
- groom somebody (for/as something) 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。
- groom somebody to do something 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。
groom somebody (of a person who is sexually attracted to children恋童癖者) to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using social media, with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act（尤指利用互联网聊天室）勾引（儿童）Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.

noun

/ɡruːm/

a 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Topics Jobsc2
(also groom)
a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it新郎；即将（或刚刚）结婚的男子Topics Life stagesb1

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.