groom

US [ɡrum]
UK [ɡruːm]
  • v.培养;(给动物)擦洗;(给自己或其他动物)理毛;使做好准备
  • n.马夫;马倌;马匹饲养员
  • Web新郎;培训;格鲁姆
Plural Form:grooms  Present Participle:grooming  Past Tense:groomed  
groom
v.
1.
~ sth
(给动物)擦洗,刷洗to clean or brush an animal
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。
2.
~ sth
(给自己或其他动物)理毛,梳毛to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself
a female ape grooming her mate
为同伴梳毛的母猿
3.
使做好准备;培养;训练to prepare or train sb for an important job or position
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。
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。
4.
~ sb
为约会(儿童)做准备,引诱(尤指利用互联网聊天室进行非法性活动)to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using an Internet chat room , with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act
n.
1.
马夫;马倌;马匹饲养员a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them

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