Word · Frequency #7135

groove

/ɡruːv/

noun

沟槽；凹槽

A long, narrow channel or furrow in a surface, such as a cut or rut.

1.
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
长而窄的槽或凹陷；例如,为工程部件提供位置的硬材料槽、轮胎槽或地质槽或凹陷
2.
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
沟槽(自然或工具形成的长窄凹槽,如唱片纹路)
3.
A fixed routine.
固定的常规
4.
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
千篇一律的常规(难以摆脱的固定单调例行公事)
5.
The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
棒球中最容易击中的好球区中间
6.
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
(解剖学)沟(身体结构上的沟或通道)
7.
A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
明显而愉悦的节奏
8.
A shaft or excavation.
井筒或挖掘
9.
The optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.
最佳赛道路线,或多条此类路线之一

律动；节奏；老一套；常规；好球带中部；最佳击球位置；沟；槽；竖井；坑道

In use

Many office workers fall into a daily groove that feels impossible to break.

许多办公室职员陷入了一种觉得无法打破的日常常规。

She was tired of the same old groove and longed for adventure.

她厌倦了同样的老一套，渴望冒险。

Getting out of a comfortable groove can be challenging but rewarding.

摆脱舒适的老一套可能具有挑战性，但却有益。

cut a groove: 开槽；切出沟槽; The carpenter cut a groove in the board to join the pieces.木匠在木板上开了一个槽，以便把几块板接起来。
record groove: 唱片纹路; The needle follows the record groove and converts the bumps into sound.唱针沿着唱片纹路移动，把凸起转成声音。
tire groove: 轮胎沟槽; Deep tire grooves are essential for driving on rainy roads.深的轮胎沟槽对于在雨天开车至关重要。
get into the groove: 找到节奏；进入状态; After a few minutes, the dancers got into the groove and moved as one.几分钟后，舞者们找到了节奏，动作整齐划一。
stuck in a groove: 陷于老一套；墨守成规; He has been stuck in a groove for years, never trying anything new.他多年来一直墨守成规，从不尝试新事物。

看拼写：groove 里的两个 o 像并排的凹槽，联想“沟槽”；唱针沿槽滑动，又引申出“律动、老一套”。

语域：neutral 常见场景：manufacturing、geology、audio recordings “groove”表示物体表面的长窄凹槽，属于中性词，多用于技术性或科普性描写，如机械部件、地质结构或唱片纹路。日常口语中较少直接用这个词，通常会用“槽”或“缝”等更简单的说法。

与 groove 押韵的有 prove、move、remove、approve、improve，均以 /uːv/ 结尾；注意 dove（/dʌv/）、glove（/ɡlʌv/）、shove（/ʃʌv/）和 grove（/ɡroʊv/）虽然拼写相近，但发音不同，不能仅凭拼写判断读音。

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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