喜樂美語
  1. 1溝、槽;(音樂)律動感

    A groove is a long, narrow cut or line in a surface, like the grooves on an old vinyl record or in a piece of wood. In music, a groove is a repeated rhythm that feels good and makes you want to move — people say a song 'has a great groove.' There's also the phrase 'in the groove,' meaning doing something smoothly and well.

From the word’s history

From Middle English grofe 'pit, shaft', probably from Old Norse gróf 'pit' or Middle Dutch groeve 'furrow'; related to grave.

源自中古英文 grofe「坑」，可能來自古諾斯語或中古荷蘭語。

Wiktionary

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  • groovyadd -y — informal for stylish or enjoyable, from the music sense of groove

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

groovenoun/ɡɹuːv/

  • 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.

  • 2

    A fixed routine.

    • Through these distresses, the Odd Girl was cheerful and exemplary. But within four hours after dark we had got into a supernatural groove, and the Odd Girl had seen “Eyes,” and was in hysterics.
    • The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove.
  • 3

    The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.

  • 4

    entertainmentlifestylemusicA pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

    • Now, what you hear is not a test, I'm rapping to the beat / And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
    • Let the music play / He won't get away / This groove he can't ignore
  • 5

    datedinformalA good feeling (often as in the groove).

    • You can't hide forever, just decide to make it better / Turn it into something good / Remember, you can choose not to lose / Find your groove and be a winner
    • How could he be expected to make music that put the audience in a groove, he reasoned, if he wasn't grooving himself?
  • 6

    businessminingA shaft or excavation.

  • 7

    hobbieslifestylemotor-racingThe optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.

grooveverb/ɡɹuːv/

  • 1

    To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

    • The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run.
  • 2

    To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

    • I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.
    • Well, I got my way of groovin' / Sitting down right in my seat / I get soul satisfaction / Yeah, without jumpin' up and down on my feet

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