groom 音标拼音: [gr'um]
n . 马夫,新郎,男仆
vt . 喂马,整饰,推荐
vi . 修饰
马夫,新郎,男仆喂马,整饰,推荐修饰
groom n 1 :
a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [
synonym :
{
groom }, {
bridegroom }]
2 :
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [
synonym :
{
stableman }, {
stableboy }, {
groom }, {
hostler }, {
ostler }]
3 :
a man who has recently been married [
synonym : {
groom },
{
bridegroom }]
v 1 :
educate for a future role or function ; "
He is grooming his son to become his successor "; "
The prince was prepared to become King one day "; "
They trained him to be a warrior "
[
synonym : {
prepare }, {
groom }, {
train }]
2 :
give a neat appearance to ; "
groom the dogs "; "
dress the horses " [
synonym : {
dress }, {
groom }, {
curry }]
3 :
care for one '
s external appearance ; "
He is always well -
groomed " [
synonym : {
groom }, {
neaten }]
Groom \
Groom \,
n . [
Cf .
Scot .
grome ,
groyme ,
grume ,
gome ,
guym ,
man ,
lover ,
OD .
grom boy ,
youth ;
perh .
the r is an insertion as in E .
bridegroom ,
and the word is the same as AS .
guma man .
See {
Bridegroom }.]
1 .
A boy or young man ;
a waiter ;
a servant ;
especially ,
a man or boy who has charge of horses ,
or the stable . --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
One of several officers of the English royal household ,
chiefly in the lord chamberlain '
s department ;
as ,
the groom of the chamber ;
the groom of the stole .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A man recently married ,
or about to be married ;
a bridegroom . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Groom porter },
formerly an officer in the English royal household ,
who attended to the furnishing of the king '
s lodgings and had certain privileges .
[
1913 Webster ]
Groom \
Groom \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Groomed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Grooming }.]
To tend or care for ,
or to curry or clean ,
as a ,
horse .
[
1913 Webster ]
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "
groom ":
adapt ,
apprentice ,
bed ,
bed down ,
blushing bride ,
break ,
break in ,
breaker ,
breed ,
breeder ,
bride ,
bridegroom ,
bridle ,
brief ,
bring up ,
broncobuster ,
brush ,
brush up ,
buckaroo ,
cattleman ,
clean up ,
clear the decks ,
clear up ,
coach ,
condition ,
cow keeper ,
cowman ,
cultivate ,
curry ,
currycomb ,
dairy farmer ,
dairyman ,
develop ,
discipline ,
drench ,
dress ,
drill ,
equerry ,
exercise ,
farrier ,
feed ,
fetch up ,
fettle ,
fit ,
fix up ,
fodder ,
form ,
foster ,
gentle ,
get ready ,
grazier ,
handle ,
harness ,
hitch ,
honeymooner ,
horseshoer ,
hostler ,
house -
train ,
housebreak ,
improve ,
lick into shape ,
litter ,
make ready ,
manage ,
manicure ,
milk ,
neaten ,
newlywed ,
nurse ,
nurture ,
plighted bride ,
plume ,
police ,
police up ,
practice ,
preen ,
prepare ,
prime ,
primp ,
put in trim ,
put in tune ,
put to school ,
raise ,
rancher ,
ranchero ,
ranchman ,
ready ,
rear ,
refresh ,
rehearse ,
rub down ,
saddle ,
send to school ,
shape ,
sheepman ,
smarten up ,
spruce ,
spruce up ,
stableboy ,
stableman ,
stock raiser ,
stockbreeder ,
stockkeeper ,
stockman ,
straighten up ,
take in hand ,
tame ,
tamer ,
tend ,
tidy ,
tidy up ,
titivate ,
train ,
trainer ,
trig up ,
trim ,
trim up ,
tutor ,
war bride ,
water ,
yoke
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