groom
美音:
[gru:m
]英音:
[gru:m
]n.马夫,新郎,男仆 vt.喂马,推荐,整饰 vi.修饰
难易程度:
groom为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:groomer 动词过去式:groomed 过去分词:groomed 现在分词:grooming 第三人称单数:grooms
相关词
groom
/gru:m; ˇrum/
n
1 person in charge of horses 马夫.
2 = bridegroom.
v
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.
2 [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (for/as sth) (infml 口) 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 通常用于副词之後) having the stated appearance of dress, hairstyle and general neatness 穿着打扮一贯整洁的; 乾净利落的
*She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是浑身上下乾净利落.
1. Both these women — mothers of the bride and groom — would have insisted they wanted only the best for their children but they defined "the best" as staying home to help support the family. 这两个女人就是新娘和新郎的母亲,她们本该说些希望自己的孩子生活美满的话,可她们心中的“美满”,却是让孩子们留在家里帮助维持全家生计。
2. Soon they departed, in a borrowed car. With money loaned by the groom's brother, they could afford a honeymoon at a state-park lodge. 没过多久,新娘新郎坐上借来的汽车离开了家。拿着从新郎的哥哥那里借来的钱,他们可以在国家公园的小旅馆里度蜜月了。
3. In the first picture, the bride and groom are facing, with uncertain smiles, a church filled with relatives and friends. 在第一张照片上,新娘和新郎面对着挤满亲朋好友的教堂,脸上挂着几丝不定的微笑。
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