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groom/ɡru:m/ n. & v.●n. 1 a person employed to take care of horses 马夫 2 = BRIDEGROOM 3 Brit. Mil. any of certain officers of the Royal Household [英]【军】英国王宫侍卫官 ●v. tr. 1a tend to, esp. brush the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) 照看(尤指刷洗马、狗等) b (of an animal) clean and comb the fur of (another) (also 亦作 refl.) (指动物)把(另一动物或自身的)皮毛弄干净 2a give a neat or tidy appearance to (a person etc.) 使整洁；打扮(某人) b carefully attend to (a lawn, a ski slope, etc.) 悉心照料(草坪、滑雪坡等) 3 prepare or train (a person) for a particular purpose or activity 挑选、培养、训练某人从事某职业 was groomed for the top job 被培养担任最高职务[originally = boy: Middle English, origin unknown] |