monkey

名词 monkey:

1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
2. one who is playfully mischievous
   同义词：imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag

动词 monkey:

1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
   同义词：tamper, fiddle
2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
   同义词：putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey around, muck about, muck around

1. She keeps an unused stamp of monkey.
   她保存着一枚未曾用过的猴邮票。
2. He's as mischievous as a monkey!
   他像猴子那麽顽皮！
3. The monkey scratched about in its mate's fur for fleas.
   那只猴子在另一只猴子身上找跳蚤。
4. The monkey was hanging head downwards from the branch.
   猴子头向下倒挂在树枝上。
5. The little boy is as mischievous as a monkey.
   这个小男孩像猴子一样调皮。
6. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
   树倒猢狲散。

mon.key

n.（名词）
【复数】 mon.keys
Any of various long-tailed, medium-sized members of the order Primates, including the macaques, baboons, guenons, capuchins, marmosets, and tamarins and excluding the anthropoid apes and the prosimians.
猴子：任一种长尾、中等体型的灵长类动物，包括猢狲、狒狒、卷尾猴、狨和小绢猴，不包括类人猿和原猴类
One that behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic.
象猴的人：行为举止象猴的人，如淘气的小孩或善于模仿的人
The iron block of a pile driver.
撞锤：打桩的铁锤
Slang A person who is mocked, duped, or made to appear a fool:
【俚语】 受人嘲笑、愚弄的人：
例句：
They made a monkey out of him.
他们愚弄了他

Slang Drug addiction:
【俚语】 吸毒成瘾：
例句：
have a monkey on one`s back.
某人有毒瘾

v.（动词）
mon.keyed,mon.key.ing,mon.keys
v.intr.Informal （不及物动词）【非正式用语】
To play, fiddle, trifle, or tamper with something.
胡闹、捣蛋、瞎弄或弄乱某物
To behave in a mischievous or apish manner:
行为调皮或愚蠢：
例句：
Stop monkeying around!
别瞎胡闹

v.tr.（及物动词）
To imitate or mimic; ape.
模仿或模拟

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