groom
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural grooms
plural grooms
Learner's definition of GROOM
[count]
1
: a man who has just married or is about to be married新郎；准新郎
— called also bridegroom
— compare bride 2
: a person who takes care of horses马夫
2 groom /ˈgruːm/ verb
grooms; groomed; grooming
2 groom
/ˈgruːm/
verb
grooms; groomed; grooming
Learner's definition of GROOM
[+ object]
1
: to clean and care for (an animal)清洁，照料（动物）
- The horses are being groomed for the competition.参赛马匹正在接受清洗。
- The cat was grooming itself in the corner. [=the cat was cleaning itself by licking its fur]那只猫正在角落里梳理自己的毛。
2
a : to make (someone) neat and attractive修饰，打扮（某人）
- She spent hours grooming herself.她花了数小时打扮自己。
- She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.她好像一直都是打扮得当、穿着整洁。
b : to make (something) neat, smooth, or attractive修饰，修整（某物） — see also well-groomed
- a carefully groomed lawn精心修剪过的草坪
- perfectly groomed ski slopes悉心修整过的滑雪坡道
3
: to prepare (someone) for a particular job or position培养；训练
- He is being groomed to take over the company.他正接受培训以接管公司。
— grooming
noun [noncount]- Horses need a lot of grooming.马匹需要悉心照料。
- She spends an hour each morning on personal grooming. [=care of her hair, skin, nails, etc.]每天早上她都要花一个小时梳妆打扮。
