单词	groom
释义	verb | noun groomgroom1 /grum/ ●●○ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE groom Simple Form Present I, you, we, they groom he, she, it grooms Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they groomed Present perfect I, you, we, they have groomed he, she, it has groomed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had groomed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will groom Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have groomed Continuous Form Present I am grooming he, she, it is grooming you, we, they are grooming Past I, he, she, it was grooming you, we, they were grooming Present perfect I, you, we, they have been grooming he, she, it has been grooming Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been grooming Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be grooming Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been grooming 1[transitive] to prepare someone for an important job or position in society by training him or her over a long period: groom somebody to do something Graham’s son was being groomed to take over the business.groom somebody as/for something They’re grooming Tim for a managerial position.2[transitive] to develop a friendship with a child, with the intention of starting a sexual relationship. This is done by adults and is illegal3[transitive] to take care of animals, especially horses, by cleaning and brushing them4[intransitive, transitive] to take care of your own appearance by keeping your hair and clothes clean and neat5[transitive] to prepare an area for a particular activity:  The ski runs are groomed daily.6[intransitive, transitive] if an animal grooms itself or another animal, it cleans its own fur and skin or that of the other animal7[transitive] to take care of plants by cutting off leaves or branches—grooming noun [uncountable] → see also well-groomed verb | noun groomgroom2 ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYgroom2 Origin: (1) 1600-1700 ➔ BRIDEGROOM (2) 1100-1200 Probably from an unrecorded Old English groma boy, man, male servant 1 a man at the time he gets married, or just after he is married SYN bridegroom2someone whose job is to feed, clean, and take care of horses
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