grooming
grooming — 名詞
1. the everyday actions a person takes to look clean and tidy, such as washing the
個人儀容打理
整理外表使乾淨整潔的日常動作
the everyday actions a person takes to look clean and tidy, such as washing the face, brushing the hair, shaving, or trimming the nails.
Felipe spent twenty minutes on grooming before his cousin's wedding ceremony.
Felipe 在表哥婚禮前花了二十分鐘整理儀容。
spend [time] on grooming
Good personal grooming is required for every nurse on the hospital ward.
病房裡每位護理師都必須做好個人儀容打理。
personal grooming as fixed collocation
Iker keeps a small mirror in his locker for quick grooming between work shifts.
Iker 在置物櫃裡放了一面小鏡子，方便輪班空檔快速整理儀容。
Many teenagers care more about grooming than they did as younger children.
許多青少年比小時候更在意自己的儀容打理。
The army has strict rules about haircuts, shaving, and other parts of grooming.
軍隊對髮型、刮鬍子和其他儀容細節都有嚴格的規定。
- personal hygiene
broader; includes washing and dental care, not just appearance
- self-care
wider; covers mental and physical well-being, not only looks
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable. Often paired with 'personal' as a fixed collocation: 'personal grooming'. Distinguish from sense 2 — sense 1 is what people do to themselves; sense 2 is what someone does to a pet.
常見錯誤
2. the work of washing a pet or other animal and brushing its fur, often done by a
寵物美容
幫寵物或動物洗澡梳毛的工作
the work of washing a pet or other animal and brushing its fur, often done by a professional at a salon.
Gabriel takes his poodle to the salon for grooming once every six weeks.
Gabriel 每六週帶他的貴賓犬去沙龍做一次寵物美容。
take [pet] for grooming
Long-haired cats need regular grooming to stop their fur from forming knots.
長毛貓需要定期梳毛美容，才不會打結。
regular grooming + need
The horse stable offers grooming and basic veterinary checks as a single package.
這家馬廄把寵物美容和基本獸醫檢查包成一個套裝服務。
After the long hike, the dog's grooming took almost an hour at the local shop.
長途健行回來後，那隻狗在當地店裡做了快一個小時的美容。
- pet care
wider; includes feeding and exercise, not only cleaning
用法筆記
Subject is usually an owner or a paid professional; object of the activity is the animal. Distinguish from sense 3 — sense 2 is human caring for an animal, sense 3 is an animal cleaning itself.
3. the act of an animal using its tongue, teeth, or paws to clean its own body or t
動物理毛
動物用舌頭或爪子清潔身體
the act of an animal using its tongue, teeth, or paws to clean its own body or the body of another animal in its group.
Mutual grooming helps monkeys build strong social ties within their troop.
互相理毛能幫助猴群建立緊密的社會關係。
mutual grooming + social function
After eating, the cat began its slow grooming on the sunny windowsill.
吃完飯後，那隻貓在灑滿陽光的窗台上慢慢理起毛來。
[animal] + its grooming
Theo watched the rabbits doing some quick grooming between the bushes in his garden.
Theo 看到兔子在花園灌木叢之間快速地理了幾下毛。
Birds use their beaks during grooming to remove dust and small insects from their feathers.
鳥類在理毛時會用喙清掉羽毛上的灰塵和小蟲。
- preening
specifically of birds smoothing their feathers
用法筆記
Often modified by 'mutual', 'social', or 'self-' to mark whether the animal cleans itself or a partner. Subject of the surrounding verb is usually the animal, not a person.
4. the work of flattening and smoothing the snow on a ski slope with a heavy machin
雪道整壓
用機器將滑雪道雪面壓平整修的作業
the work of flattening and smoothing the snow on a ski slope with a heavy machine, so that skiers can move across it more easily.
Snow grooming starts on the upper slopes at four in the morning every winter day.
每個冬天的清晨四點，雪道整壓作業就在上層雪道開始進行。
snow grooming + time of operation
Darius runs the night-shift grooming team on the busiest part of the mountain.
Darius 帶領的夜班整壓團隊負責這座山最熱門的雪道。
grooming team in a ski-resort context
Without proper grooming, the icy surface becomes dangerous for beginners on this slope.
如果沒有適當的雪道整壓，這條結冰的雪道對初學者來說會很危險。
The resort posted photos of last night's grooming so skiers could see the fresh tracks.
度假村貼出昨晚整壓後的雪道照片，讓滑雪客看到新鮮的痕跡。
用法筆記
Almost always modified by 'snow', 'slope', 'piste', or 'trail', or by a possessive referring to the resort. Without such modifiers a reader would default to sense 1 or 2.
5. the crime of building a friendly relationship with a child, often online, in ord
誘姦預備
與兒童建立關係以圖後續性侵害的犯罪行為
the crime of building a friendly relationship with a child, often online, in order to abuse the child sexually later on.
Online grooming is now treated as a serious criminal offence in many countries.
網路上的誘姦預備行為，在許多國家現在都被視為嚴重的刑事犯罪。
online grooming + criminal context
Police trained Christopher to recognise the early signs of grooming on school chat apps.
警方訓練 Christopher 辨認校園聊天軟體上誘姦預備的早期跡象。
signs of grooming + investigative context
The charity gave a talk about grooming and safe internet use to parents at the school.
這個慈善團體到學校替家長舉辦了一場關於誘姦預備與安全上網的演講。
Apinya works on a national hotline that helps young victims of grooming.
Apinya 在一條全國性的熱線工作，協助這類誘姦預備犯罪的年輕受害者。
- child sexual exploitation
wider legal term; covers acts after the relationship is built, not only the preparation
用法筆記
Heavily marked register: this sense always carries a criminal-law meaning. Frequently modified by 'online' or 'child', and frequently appears in 'sign(s) of grooming' or 'victim(s) of grooming'. Distinguish from sense 1 by the surrounding criminal-law vocabulary.
常見錯誤
grooming — 動詞
1. to wash a pet or other animal, brush its fur, and trim it so that it looks clean
幫動物梳理
替寵物或動物洗刷整理外觀
to wash a pet or other animal, brush its fur, and trim it so that it looks clean and tidy.
Nila grooms her two golden retrievers in the garden every Saturday morning.
Nila 每個星期六早上都在花園裡幫她的兩隻黃金獵犬梳理整理。
groom + plural animal
The stable boy grooms each horse before the riders arrive for their lessons.
在學員到達上課前，馬廄小弟會把每一匹馬都梳理過一遍。
groom + each + animal noun
Long-haired cats should be groomed at least twice a week to keep their fur smooth.
長毛貓每週至少應該被梳理兩次，毛才能保持柔順。
Hiro learned to groom his pony from his grandfather on the family farm.
Hiro 在家裡的農場上，跟著爺爺學會了怎麼幫小馬梳理。
- brush
narrower; covers only the brushing step, not washing or trimming
文法句型
groom + [animal]
用法筆記
Subject is a human; direct object is the animal. Very often passive: 'the dog was groomed yesterday'. Distinguish from sense 2 by the object: animal here, person there.
常見錯誤
2. to make yourself or another person look clean and well-presented, especially by
打理儀容
把自己或他人外表整理得整潔
to make yourself or another person look clean and well-presented, especially by paying attention to hair, clothes, and skin.
Kwame groomed himself carefully before the job interview at the law firm.
Kwame 在那家律師事務所面試前仔細地打理過自己的儀容。
groom + reflexive pronoun
Élise always grooms her younger brother before family photographs are taken.
全家人拍照之前，Élise 總會先幫弟弟打理一下儀容。
groom + another person
The actors are groomed by stylists for an hour before each scene is filmed.
每場戲開拍前，演員都會由造型師花一小時打理儀容。
Stefan likes to groom himself in front of the bedroom mirror every evening.
Stefan 每天晚上都喜歡在臥室鏡子前打理自己的儀容。
- tidy up
less formal; can also describe rooms or objects, not only people
文法句型
groom oneself
用法筆記
Frequently reflexive: 'groom oneself'. Subject and object are people, never animals. Distinguish from sense 1 (animal object) and sense 3 (preparing someone for a future role, not for current appearance).
3. to train and guide someone over a long period so that they will be ready to take
栽培；培養
長期訓練某人以便日後接任某職務
to train and guide someone over a long period so that they will be ready to take on a particular job, role, or position later on.
The chairman is grooming Amelia to take over the family business next year.
董事長正在栽培 Amelia，讓她明年接掌這家家族企業。
groom + person + to-infinitive
Several younger players are being groomed for the captain's role in the next season.
有幾位年輕球員正被培養為下個球季的隊長人選。
passive + groomed for + role
Devika was groomed from a young age to become a concert pianist.
Devika 從小就被栽培，要成為一名音樂會鋼琴家。
The party has spent years grooming its rising stars for senior cabinet positions.
這個政黨花了好幾年栽培黨內新星，為的就是日後的內閣要職。
文法句型
groom [person] for [role]
groom [person] to + infinitive
用法筆記
Often used in passive ('be groomed for'). Object is a person; the target role usually follows 'for' or a 'to'-infinitive. Distinguish from sense 4: sense 3 is positive (career preparation); sense 4 is criminal (preparation for abuse).
常見錯誤
4. to slowly build a friendly bond with a child or other young person so that the o
誘騙以圖性侵
與兒童建立關係為日後性侵害做準備
to slowly build a friendly bond with a child or other young person so that the offender can sexually abuse them later, often by chatting online and giving gifts.
The court heard that the man had groomed several teenagers through a gaming chat app.
法庭得知這名男子透過一款遊戲聊天 app 誘騙了好幾名青少年，企圖性侵。
groom + young people + through + channel
Parents must learn how offenders try to groom children on social media platforms.
家長必須了解，加害者是如何在社群平台上誘騙兒童以圖性侵的。
how + offenders + groom + children
Two victims explained how the coach had groomed them over almost three years.
兩名受害者說明那位教練如何在將近三年的時間裡持續誘騙他們，企圖性侵。
The new law makes it easier to charge adults who groom minors online for sexual purposes.
這項新法讓檢警更容易起訴那些為了性目的在網路上誘騙未成年人的成年人。
文法句型
groom [child] for [abuse]
用法筆記
Subject is an adult offender; object is a child or minor. Frequently passive in news reporting ('the children were groomed'). Distinguish from sense 3 by the criminal target: sense 4 always involves planned sexual abuse, not career preparation.