groom
verb/ɡruːm/
/ɡruːm/
Verb Forms
| 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。
- to groom a horse/dog/cat
- groom something (of an animal) 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
- a female ape grooming her mate
- 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 (for/as something) Our junior employees are being groomed for more senior roles.
- groom somebody (of a person who is sexually attracted to children) to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using social media, with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act
（尤指利用网络社交媒体）勾引（儿童）
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.