a long narrow cut in the surface of something hard 沟；槽；辙；纹 Cut a groove 3 cm from the top of the piece of wood. 从这块木头的顶部切一个3厘米的凹槽。 If the stylus jumps, this may be due to dust collecting in the grooves of the record. 如果唱针跳动，这可能是由于唱片凹槽中的灰尘堆积。 a deep groove in the surface of the rock 岩石表面一道深深的凹槽
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- shallow
- narrow
- …
- carve
- cut
- make
- …
- groove in
- (informal)
a particular type of musical rhythm （某种）音乐节奏（或律动） a jazz groove 爵士乐节奏
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a mine or shaft): from Dutch groeve ‘furrow, pit’; related to the noun grave.
Idioms
be (stuck) in a groove
- (British English)
to be unable to change something that you have been doing the same way for a long time and that has become boring 墨守成规；照惯例行事