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[/gruːm; ɡrum/] n 用法:
1 person in charge of horses 马夫. 用法:
2 = bridegroom. groom 2
v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] clean and look after (horses), esp by brushing 刷洗, 照看（马）.
(b) [I, Tn] (of an ape, a monkey, etc) clean the fur and skin of (another or itself) （指猿、 猴等）把（另一猿、 猴或自身）的毛皮弄乾净:
a female ape grooming her mate 为一猿把毛皮弄乾净的母猿. 用法:
2 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:
Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (for/as sth) (infml) select, prepare and train (a young person) for a particular career, etc 挑选、 培养、 训练（年轻人）从事某职业等:
groomed for stardom by ambitious parents 由望子成龙的父母培养作演员 *
He had been groomed for a career in the Civil Service/groomed as a future civil servant. 他受过公务员职业培训. groomed adj (usu preceded by an adv 通常用於副词之後) having the stated appearance of dress, hairstyle and general neatness 穿著打扮一贯整洁的; 乾净利落的:
She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是浑身上下乾净利落. |