monkey

英 ['mʌŋki] 美 ['mʌŋki]

• n. 猴子；猴一样的人
• v. 嘲弄；胡闹；模仿

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]猴; 猿

   a small tree-climbing animal with a long tail belonging to the class of animals most like humans

2. [C]淘气鬼,小淘气,顽童

   a child who is full of annoying play fullness and tricks

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 猴子，猿
2. 顽童，淘气精，调皮鬼，捣蛋鬼
3. 打桩锤
4. <俚>耍弄的对象，出丑的人
5. <美俚>毒瘾
6. 长毛猴的毛皮
7. 小坩埚
8. 五百英镑，五百美元
9. 畜生
10. <澳> 绵羊

v. 动词

1. 鬼混
2. 摆弄，胡弄
3. 嘲弄
4. 学样，学…的样，模仿
5. 恶戏，恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹
6. 管闲事，干涉

英英释义

Noun:

1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

2. one who is playfully mischievous

Verb:

1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly;

   "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
   "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
   

2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;

   "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
   树倒猢狲散。
2. He's as mischievous as a monkey!
   他像猴子那麽顽皮！

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is dangerous to monkey around in the workshop.
   在车间里胡闹是危险的。
2. Don't monkey about with this computer.
   不要乱动这台计算机。
3. He likes to monkey with old clocks and engines.
   他喜欢摆弄旧钟和引擎。
4. I have a pet monkey which attempts to mock all my actions.
   我养了一只猴子当宠物，它试图模仿我所有的动作。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The zoo has a little monkey that looks almost human.
   动物园有一只几乎和人一模一样的小猴子。
2. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
   树倒猢狲散。
3. A monkey is mature at a few years old.
   猴子几岁就成熟了。
4. He has four male monkeys and only two females.
   他有四只公猴,仅有两只母猴。
5. The monkey is an intelligent animal.
   猴子是一种聪明的动物。
6. The monkey's grotesque antics made the children laugh.
   猴子的古怪动作使得孩子们大笑。
7. Stop that, you little monkey!
   别捣乱了,小淘气!
8. Their son is a cheeky little monkey!
   他们的儿子是个冒失的小淘气鬼!
9. Don't start with your monkey tricks.
   别耍你的鬼花招。

经典引文

• A little curly-headed, good-for-nothing, And mischief-making monkey from his birth.

  出自： Byron

• Bryant had been monkeying on Wall Street, and the result had been a warrant for his arrest.

  出自： J. Hilton

• Any departure from tradition..would be as serious as monkeying about with..an old school tie.

  出自：Times

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

be a monkey on one's back

摆脱不掉的包袱 be a person who can not stop himself from doing sth

make a monkey (out) of

使某人出洋相,愚弄某人 make sb appear foolish

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break (up) a monkey 打破垄断
• establish a monkey 建立专利权
• gain a monkey 获得专利权
• hold a monkey 保持垄断
• make a monkey (out) of sb 愚弄某人

名词+～

• ring-tailed monkey 圈尾猴
• spider monkey 蜘蛛猴

～+名词

• monkey business 骗人的把戏
• monkey trick 花招

介词+～

• a troop of monkeys 一群猴子

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. monkey的基本意思是“猴子”“猿”,用于比喻可指小孩儿像猴子一样顽皮,常译成“小淘气”“淘气鬼”。
2. monkey有时也可用作定语,表示“花招”“恶作剧”。

词源解说

• ☆ 16世纪20年代进入英语，直接源自中古低地德语的moneke，意为猴。

近反义词

【近义词】

• ape
• primate