| 释义 |
groom /groom or grŭm/ noun- A person who looks after horses
- A title of several officers in a noble or royal household (eg groom of the stole, grooms-in-waiting)
- A bridegroom
- A boy or young man, esp a servant (obsolete)
transitive verb- To tend (esp a horse)
- To smarten
- Of an animal, to clean and maintain (all aspects of its own body surface, or of that of another member of the same species)
- To prepare for a particular, often political office, stardom, or success in any sphere
- To cultivate an apparently harmless friendship, eg on the Internet, with a child whom one intends to subject to sexual abuse (informal)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure; cf Du grom fry, offspring, OFr gromet boy (see gourmet, grummet2); encroaching on OE guma (as in bridegroom) a man groom'er noun groomsˈman noun The attendant on a bridegroom |