单词 | monkey |
释义 | monkey (verb) monkey 10 ENTRIES FOUND: monkey (noun) monkey (verb) monkey bars (noun) monkey business (noun) monkey wrench (noun) grease monkey (noun) rhesus monkey (noun) spider monkey (noun) barrel (noun) fun (noun) 1 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ noun plural monkeys 1 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ noun plural monkeys Learner's definition of MONKEY [count] 1 : a type of animal that is closely related to apes and humans and that has a long tail and usually lives in trees猴 — see also rhesus monkey 2 chiefly British : a person (especially a child) who causes trouble in a playful way调皮捣蛋的人(尤指儿童) He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he?他真是个厚脸皮的小捣蛋鬼,是吧? a monkey on your back : a problem that you cannot easily get rid of or solve : a problem or situation that makes you unhappy and that lasts for a long time难题;困境 His drug addiction has been a monkey on his back for years.他的毒瘾多年来一直困扰着他。 He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction.他终于摆脱了困境,戒掉了毒瘾。 After many years of disappointment, she finally got the monkey off her back by winning the championship.多年的失望过后,她终于靠赢得冠军摆脱了困境。 make a monkey out of informal : to cause (someone) to look very foolish : to make a fool out of (someone)把(某人)当猴耍;愚弄 I'm not going to let that salesman make a monkey out of me!我不会让那个推销员把我当猴耍的! more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys — see 1barrel not give a monkey's British, informal : to not care at all about something.毫不关心;毫不在乎 I don't give a monkey's about their problems!他们的问题我才不在乎呢! — see also grease monkey 2 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ verb monkeys; monkeyed; monkeying 2 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ verb monkeys; monkeyed; monkeying Learner's definition of MONKEY monkey around [phrasal verb] informal or British monkey about 1 : to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time混日子 We just monkeyed around [=fooled around, messed around] all afternoon.我们就整整瞎混了一下午。 a young scientist monkeying around in the lab在实验室鬼混的年轻科学家 2 monkey around/about with (something) informal a : to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious瞎弄 He enjoys monkeying around with [=fooling around with] his car's engine.他喜欢瞎捣鼓他的汽车引擎。 b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way胡乱摆弄;瞎倒腾 You shouldn't be monkeying around with dangerous chemicals.你不该瞎鼓捣危险的化学品。 monkey with [phrasal verb] monkey with (something) informal : to handle or play with (something) in a careless way : to monkey around with (something)胡乱摆弄;瞎倒腾 I told you not to monkey with [=fool with] the lawn mower.我跟你说过不要瞎摆弄这台割草机。 |
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