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单词 grooving
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
groove /gruv/USA pronunciation   n., v., grooved, groov•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface.
  2. Sound Reproductiona track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus to follow.
  3. a fixed routine:[usually singular]to get into a groove.

v. 
  1. [+ object] to cut or make a groove in;
    furrow.
  2. Slang Terms[no object]
    • to enjoy oneself in a relaxed way:grooving to the music.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in the groove, [Slang.]
    • in perfect form:The tennis star is really in the groove now, hitting the ball well.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
groove  (gro̅o̅v),USA pronunciation n., v., grooved, groov•ing. 
n. 
  1. a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint,) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
  2. Sound Reproductionthe track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.
  3. a fixed routine:to get into a groove.
  4. [Print.]the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type. See diag. under type. 
  5. Slang Termsan enjoyable time or experience.
  6. Idioms in the groove, [Slang.]
    • in perfect functioning order.
    • in the popular fashion;
      up-to-date:If you want to be in the groove this summer, you'll need a bikini.

v.t. 
  1. to cut a groove in;
    furrow.
  2. Slang Terms
    • to appreciate and enjoy.
    • to please immensely.

v.i. 
  1. Slang Terms
    • to take great pleasure;
      enjoy oneself:He was grooving on the music.
    • to get along or interact well.
  2. to fix in a groove.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English grofe, groof mining shaft; cognate with Middle Dutch groeve, Dutch groef, German Grube pit, ditch; akin to grave1
grooveless, adj. 
groovelike′, adj. 
groover, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rut, habit, pattern.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
groove /ɡruːv/ n
  1. a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool
  2. the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone record
  3. a settled existence, routine, etc, to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape
  4. slang an experience, event, etc, that is groovy
  5. in the grooveplaying well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
  6. US fashionable
vb
  1. (transitive) to form or cut a groove in
  2. (intransitive) old-fashioned slang to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings
  3. (intransitive) to play well, with a good beat, etc
Etymology: 15th Century: from obsolete Dutch groeve, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gruoba pit, Old Norse grof
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