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- look after the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal) by brushing and cleaning刷洗(马、狗等), 给(马、狗等)梳毛:
you must be prepared to spend time grooming your dog.
你得准备好花时间给你的狗刷洗梳毛。
1.1
- (of an animal) clean the fur or skin of(动物)清洁, 梳理(皮、毛):
their main preoccupation is licking and grooming themselves.
它们的主要兴趣就是用舌头清洁、梳理自己的毛皮。
1.2
- give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone)使(某人)整洁; 打扮:
as noun grooming she pays great attention to make-up, grooming, and clothes.她十分注重化妆、修饰和穿着。
1.3
- look after (a lawn, ski slope, or other surface)照料(草坪、滑雪坡或其他表面)。
2
- prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity使(某人)做好准备, 训练:
star pupils who are groomed for higher things.
为更高的目标培养的优秀学生。
2.1
- (of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an Internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence(恋童癖者为实施性侵犯通过互联网聊天室)使(儿童)作好见面准备。
1
- a person employed to take care of horses马夫。
2
- a bridegroom新郎。
3
- Brit. any of various officials of the royal household〈英〉王室侍从官。
词源
Middle English (in the sense 'boy', later 'man, male servant'): of unknown origin.