Word · Frequency #8920
grooming
打扮；梳理；使整洁
grooming is the present participle of groom.
to clean and tidy the appearance of a person or animal
常指给动物梳毛或打理自己的外表
- 1.
give a neat appearance to
使整洁
- 2.
care for one's external appearance
打理外表
- 3.
educate for a future role or function
培养以备将来
培养；训练；使整洁；打理外表；培养以备将来；喂马
In use
She spends an hour every morning grooming her long hair.
The stable hand grooms the horses before the competition.
The company is grooming him for a management position.
groom + noun (animal)
常用于马匹、宠物等的梳理清洁。
She groomed the horse thoroughly before the competition.
她在比赛前彻底地梳理了马匹。
groom oneself
指个人打扮、仪表整理。
He spends half an hour grooming himself every morning.
他每天早上花半小时打扮自己。
groom sb for/as sth
表示培养、训练某人担任某角色。
The company groomed him as a potential CEO.
Connections
Collocations
- groom a horse
- 刷洗梳理马匹
- She grooms her horse every morning.她每天早晨给她的马刷洗梳理。
- groom oneself
- 打理自己的外表
- He took a moment to groom himself before the interview.面试前他花了一点时间打理自己的外表。
- groom someone for something
- 培养某人以担任某职务
- The manager is grooming him for a senior position.经理正在培养他担任高级职位。
- groom someone as successor
- 培养某人作为接班人
- She is being groomed as the CEO's successor.她正被培养为首席执行官的接班人。
- groom the next generation
- 培养下一代
- This school grooms the next generation of scientists.这所学校培养下一代科学家。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
新郎(groom)婚前打理外表；groom像‘room’，把房间收拾整洁；也指培养接班人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal care、personal appearance、career or role preparation groom 在动物护理、个人仪表打理以及培养人才等场景中都较为常用，整体属中性表达。在涉及对人的培养或诱导时，需根据上下文判断是否带有负面含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 groom 押韵，核心音均为 /uːm/（拼写都是 -oom）。注意不要看到 -oo- 就念 /uː/，如 blood /blʌd/、flood /flʌd/ 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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