groom

英 [ɡruːm] 美 [ɡruːm]

• n. 新郎；马夫；王室侍从者
• v. 打扮；梳理毛发；培养；准备（滑雪）赛道

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 照料或梳洗(马等)

   look after a horse by feeding and especially brushing it

2. vt. 使做好准备，训练

   prepare sb for a special purpose

n. (名词)

1. [C]新郎

   wedding man

2. [C]马夫

   servant who looks after horses

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 马夫
2. 新郎
3. 英国宫廷的侍从官
4. 男仆
5. 刷拭
6. 马倌
7. 马匹饲养员
8. 男人
9. 家伙

v. 动词

1. 照料
2. 使整洁
3. 推荐
4. 进行修饰
5. 喂（马）
6. 准备
7. 刷（马）
8. 打扮
9. 穿戴
10. 培训
11. 推荐（候选人）
12. 干净
13. 光洁
14. 使作好准备
15. 培养
16. 刷洗
17. 梳洗
18. 使做好准备
19. 训练
20. 擦洗
21. 整饰
22. 梳刷（马、狗等）
23. 修饰
24. 使整洁美观
25. 培植
26. 照看马
27. 有意培养 … 作为候选人或从事某职业
28. 打扮自己
29. 提升自己
30. 专门训练

英英释义

Noun:

1. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

3. a man who has recently been married

Verb:

1. educate for a future role or function;

   "He is grooming his son to become his successor"
   "The prince was prepared to become King one day"
   "They trained him to be a warrior"
   

2. give a neat appearance to;

   "groom the dogs"
   "dress the horses"
   

3. care for one's external appearance;

   "He is always well-groomed"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her groom was much older than she was.
   她的新郎比她大很多。
2. The bride and groom made a lovely couple.
   新娘和新郎是天作之合的一对。
3. The groom returned to the carriage.
   马夫回到马车那儿。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He groomed himself carefully for the party.
   他为晚会仔细地打扮了一番。
2. She groomed herself carefully in front of the mirror.
   她在镜子前仔细地打扮她自己。
3. Help me to groom for the horses for the show this afternoon.
   请帮我打扮打扮这些马，它们要参加今天下午的表演。
4. Monkeys groom each other.
   猴子相互梳理毛发。
5. Her parents spent great efforts to groom her for a violinist.
   她的父母花了很大精力来培养她成为一名小提琴演奏家。
6. He groomed his son for political office.
   他训练儿子担任政界的职位。
7. The party groomed him as a presidential candidate.
   党培训他当总统候选人。
8. You should groom ski slope before a competition.
   你在比赛前清扫一下滑雪坡道。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. Monkeys and apes spend a great deal of time grooming one another's fur.
   猿猴花费大量时间互相梳理身上的皮毛。
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2. Duff is being groomed for the job of manager.
   达夫正接受训练，准备当经理。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He played that he was a groom.
   他把自己装扮成新郎。
2. The groom made a call to his horse to move to one side.
   马夫叫他的马走近一点。

经典引文

• To bring him Plums and Mackaroons Which welcome are to such small Grooms.

  出自： C. Cotton

• A white woman lawyer so perfectly groomed she appeared to be under glaze.sssss J. le Carr&eacusc;

  出自： ssssN. Gordimer

词汇搭配

• bridegroom 新郎
• groom of the ladder 刽子手
• groom of the stole 宫廷侍从官

近反义词

【近义词】

• tidy 整齐的
• train 列车
• comb 梳子
• prime 最好的
• clean 干净的
• clean up 收拾干净
• tend 趋向
• preen 整理羽毛
• newlywed 新婚的人
• prepare 预备
• brush 刷子
• spruce 赤松
• tutor 家庭教师
• coach 教练
• mentor 指导者
• discipline 纪律
• up 向上
• bridegroom 新郎
• hostler (旅馆的)马夫...
• stableman 马夫
• stableboy 马夫
• ostler (旅馆的)马夫...
• neaten 整理
• curry 咖哩饭菜
• dress 服装