groove
noun /ɡruːv/
  /ɡruːv/
Idioms - a long narrow cut in the surface of something hard沟;槽;辙;纹 - Cut a groove 3 cm from the top of the piece of wood.从这块木头的顶部切一个3厘米的凹槽。 
- If the stylus jumps, this may be due to dust collecting in the grooves of the record.如果唱针跳动,这可能是由于唱片凹槽中的灰尘堆积。 
- a deep groove in the surface of the rock岩石表面一道深深的凹槽 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- shallow
- narrow
- …
 - carve
- cut
- make
- …
 - groove in
 
- Cut a groove 3 cm from the top of the piece of wood.
- (informal) a particular type of musical rhythm(某种)音乐节奏(或律动) - a jazz groove爵士乐节奏 
 
- a jazz groove
词源Middle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to the noun grave.
Idioms 
be (stuck) in a groove 
- (British English) to be unable to change something that you have been doing the same way for a long time and that has become boring墨守成规;照惯例行事