英语词汇“grooming”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

groomgroom1 /grum/ ●●○ verb

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