英语词汇“manipulation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINmanipulate

Origin:

1800-1900 manipulation (18-21 centuries), from French, from manipule ‘handful’, from Latin manipulus

VERB TABLE

manipulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	manipulate
	he, she, it	manipulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	manipulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have manipulated
	he, she, it	has manipulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had manipulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will manipulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have manipulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am manipulating
	he, she, it	is manipulating
	you, we, they	are manipulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was manipulating
	you, we, they	were manipulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been manipulating
	he, she, it	has been manipulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been manipulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be manipulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been manipulating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Babies investigate their world by manipulating objects.
Developing a budget involves manipulating numbers and requires strong analytical skills.
He's so crazy about her he doesn't realize he's being manipulated.
He's such a nice man, I could imagine him getting manipulated into a situation like that.
He accused the environmentalists of trying to manipulate public opinion in their favour.
He managed to manipulate her into lending his company £500,000.
Local people were unwilling to believe that police had manipulated evidence.
Players manipulate characters on the screen using a joystick.
Students were outraged that someone could use their newspaper to manipulate them.
The images can be manipulated and stored on disk.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

How this rock widow and ageing wild child cons, manipulates and exploits the sharks makes for a delightful tale of revenge.
Millions of years of evolution have equipped us to delicately manipulate our environment through our sense of touch.
Printed exhortations can convey the same dehumanizing views; but print is limited in its manipulating power by the factor of delay.
Sir C: I believe you speak of the practice whereby the political inclination of a parish is physically manipulated.
The association defines a robot as a programmable device used either to manipulate or transport objects in a manufacturing process.
The report does not allege that evidence had been manipulated to benefit prosecutors, the official said.
This we might call the experimental activity, with the teacher acting as observer manipulating the techniques concerned.

Longman Language Activatorto secretly control people or events► manipulate

to make someone do what you want them to do by cleverly influencing them, especially when they do not realize what you are doing: · He accused the environmentalists of trying to manipulate public opinion in their favour.

► be pulling the strings

to secretly control an organization, country or situation, by controlling the person or group that is officially in charge of it: · There is little doubt now who is pulling the strings behind this government.

► have somebody in your pocket

to be able to control someone such as a policeman or politician so that they do what you want, for example because you know something bad about them, or you are illegally paying them money or threatening them: · Most drug dealers have a few cops in their pocket.· Jackson got these plans approved very easily - it makes you wonder if he had the local council in his pocket.

to use someone for your own advantage► use

· Can't you see they're just using you?· She lets herself be used and then dropped by almost every man she meets.use somebody to do something · The drug smugglers used innocent travellers to carry the drugs through customs.use somebody for your own ends (=for your own advantage) · In his political life, he was not above using his family for his own ends.

► take advantage of

to use someone for your own advantage, especially someone who is very generous or is easily persuaded or deceived: · Don't let them take advantage of you. Stand up for yourself.· Older brothers and sisters often take advantage of the younger children in a family.take advantage of somebody's good nature: · She's always willing to babysit, but I don't want to take advantage of her good nature.

► exploit

to use someone in order to get what you want, especially to make money from their work: · Many employers are only too ready to exploit and underpay female part-time workers.· Peasants in remote areas of the country were being shamelessly exploited by wealthy land owners.

► manipulate

to make someone do exactly what you want them to do by influencing them in a clever and dishonest way: · He's so crazy about her he doesn't realize he's being manipulated.manipulate somebody into (doing) something: · He managed to manipulate her into lending his company £500,000.· He's such a nice man, I could imagine him getting manipulated into a situation like that.

► can wrap/wind somebody around your little finger

informal to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, especially someone who likes or loves you: · Young girls quickly learn how to wind Daddy around their little finger.have somebody wound/wrapped around your little finger: · It was obvious she had her mother wrapped around her little finger.

WORD SETS► Hospital

aether, nounaftercare, nounambulance, nounamniocentesis, nounampoule, nounamputate, verbanaesthesia, nounanaesthetize, verbanodyne, nounantibiotic, nounantidote, nounantiseptic, nounantiseptic, adjectiveappendectomy, nounartificial respiration, nounastringent, adjectiveastringent, nounbandage, verbbathe, verbbed bath, nounbedpan, nounbiopsy, nounblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood group, nounbloodletting, nounblood transfusion, nounbrain scan, nounbridge, nouncaesarean, nouncallipers, nouncapsule, nouncardiac, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncatheter, nounCAT scan, nouncauterize, verbcervical smear, nouncesarean, nouncheckup, nounchemotherapy, nounchiropractor, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclinical thermometer, nouncommit, verbcompress, nounconstruct, verbconsultant, nounconsulting room, nounconvalesce, verbconvalescence, nounconvalescent, nouncosmetic surgery, nouncottage hospital, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrutch, nouncurative, adjectivecure, nouncure, verbD and C, nounday room, noundecongestant, noundentistry, noundermatology, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundiagnose, verbdiagnosis, noundiagnostic, adjectivedialysis, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundispensary, noundoctor, verbdonate, verbdonor, noundress, verbdrug rehabilitation, nounear trumpet, nounECG, nounECT, noun-ectomy, suffixEEG, nounEKG, nounElastoplast, nounelective, adjectiveelectric shock therapy, nounemergency room, nounendoscope, nounenema, nounepidural, nounether, nouneviscerate, verbexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbfacelift, nounfilling, nounfirst aid, nounfirst aider, nounfirst aid kit, nounforceps, noungauze, noungeriatrics, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrommet, noungurney, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounhealth service, nounheart-lung machine, nounhospice, nounhospital, nounhypnotherapy, nounhypo, nounhypodermic, nounhypodermic, adjectivehysterectomy, nounice pack, nounimplant, verbimplant, nounincision, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinfection, nouninfirmary, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninlay, nouninoculate, verbinpatient, nouninseminate, verbinstitutionalize, verbintensive care, nouninternal medicine, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvasive, adjectivein vitro fertilization, nounirrigate, verbisolation, nounisometrics, nounIV, nounIVF, nounkeyhole surgery, nounlamp, nounlaudanum, nounlaughing gas, nounlaxative, nounlife support system, nounlinctus, nounliniment, nounlint, nounlobotomy, nounlumpectomy, nounmammography, nounmanipulate, verbmanipulative, adjectivemassage, nounmassage, verbmastectomy, nounmedical, adjectivemedical, nounmedicine, nounmental hospital, nounmonitor, nounmouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nounMRI, nounNational Health Service, the, negative, adjectivenose job, nounnursing home, nounob/gyn, nounobstetrics, nounoccupational therapy, nounold folks' home, nounold people's home, nounop, nounopen-heart surgery, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperating room, nounoperating table, nounoperating theatre, nounoperation, nounoperative, adjectiveorthodontics, nounorthopedic, adjectiveorthopedics, nounosteopathy, nounoutpatient, nounoxygen mask, nounoxygen tent, nounpacemaker, nounpack, nounpadded cell, nounpaediatrics, nounpalliative, nounpalpate, verbPap smear, nounpetroleum jelly, nounphial, nounphysiotherapy, nounpill, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplastic surgery, nounpost-mortem, nounpoultice, nounprep, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprimary health care, nounprivate medicine, nounprivate patient, nounprobe, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprosthesis, nounquarantine, nounquarantine, verbradiographer, nounradiography, nounradiologist, nounradiology, nounradiotherapy, nounreceive, verbrecovery room, nounrehabilitate, verbreject, verbreset, verbresidential care, nounresidential treatment facility, nounrest home, nounresuscitate, verbrhinoplasty, nounRx, saline, nounsanatorium, nounscalpel, nounscan, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounsection, nounsection, verbsedate, verbset, verbshock treatment, nounsickbay, nounsickroom, nounsilicone implant, nounskin graft, nounsmear, nounsmear test, nounsmelling salts, nounsocialized medicine, nounspatula, nounspecimen, nounsperm bank, nounsplint, nounstaunch, verbstethoscope, nounstitch, nounstomach pump, nounstretcher, nounsurgery, nounsurgical, adjectivesuture, nounswab, nounswab, verbsyringe, nounsyringe, verbtablet, nountape, verbteaching hospital, nountermination, nountheatre, nountherapy, nounthermometer, nountongue depressor, nountourniquet, nountracheotomy, nountranquillize, verbtransfusion, nountransplant, verbtransplant, nountreatment, nountruss, nountuck, nounultrasound, nounvaccinate, verbvasectomy, nounventilator, nounveterinary, adjectivevisiting hours, nounward, nounwell-woman, adjectivewetting solution, nounwheelchair, nounX-ray, nounX-ray, verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► easily

· Boss Mangan, the symbol of industrial and political might, is a love-stricken wreck easily manipulated by the go-getting Ellie Dunn.· The physical and chemical environment can be easily manipulated as well as observed in the living state.· It's easily manipulated and it dries hard.· Under the guise of complimenting Elizabeth's mercy, Spenser is implying she is easily manipulated by others.· Intrigued by their free and easy life style, the Parker's find their long held values being easily manipulated.

NOUN► ability

· Virginia Radcliffe gave an alive, vampish performance as Elena, suggesting powerfully the will to survive and ability to manipulate.· And individuals with the ability to manipulate what is written about a public person have enormous power.· This was separated from the other digits, giving their owners the ability to grasp and manipulate objects.· With the infusion of resources into cancer research came an explosion in our ability to understand and manipulate the cancer cell.· Such a program provided Personnel Management with the ability to manipulate data already stored in the payroll system.· The ability to manipulate information, he implied, could be our very salvation.· Thus the ability to manipulate the different elements at will has in effect altered the task.· Apparently some special attributes of this microbial group have led to acquisition of the ability to manipulate mitosis in eukaryotic hosts.

► attempt

· As a cynical attempt to manipulate the electorate and the media, it was unsurpassed.· Edward's attempts to manipulate seemed both touching and, eventually, fruitless.· She saw no attempt at deception, no trace of an attempt to manipulate.

► data

· Enterprises have considerable incentives to manipulate data.· Nor does it yield to the temptation to manipulate performance and financial data in a way that obscures hard truths.· Such a program provided Personnel Management with the ability to manipulate data already stored in the payroll system.· In this chapter, you will learn how to use its sorting feature to manipulate the data in tables and lists.· Database technology depends on the development of an appropriate data model for structuring and manipulating the data.· The factory worker no longer manipulates the sheet of steel; he manipulates the data about the steel.· In other words, it is a comprehensive and powerful facility for collecting, manipulating and analysing data of any type.

► environment

· It manipulates the environment, and it is able to enforce moral duties on those who are inclined to disregard them.· Millions of years of evolution have equipped us to delicately manipulate our environment through our sense of touch.· This all-encompassing quality reveals a strong desire amongst students to understand and manipulate their environment.· Second, the government can and does manipulate the environment, physical, economic and social, in which people live.

► government

· The response of most governments has been to manipulate the economy in order to secure some trade-off between the conflicting economic objectives.· The constitution creates an independent Election Commission to keep the government bureaucracy from manipulating voting.· Other government regulations could be manipulated by thieves for their own advantage.· This extreme version of the distrust of government has often been manipulated by the corporate sector to block passage of government regulation.· They accused the government of trying to manipulate the composition of the conference.· Second, the government can and does manipulate the environment, physical, economic and social, in which people live.

► image

· The diet doctors at this seminar are learning how to carefully manipulate their image.

► information

· So far, the computer has proved very efficient at storing, manipulating and processing information.· All political regimes attempt to manipulate information as a means of social control.· The ability to manipulate information, he implied, could be our very salvation.

► level

· It enables users to create and maintain dynamic data models that are defined and manipulated at the highest level, by category.· To manipulate the level of production also meant that the role of government must be enlarged.

► market

· Critics claim that this concentration allows packers to manipulate the market, and in particular to force down the price of cattle.· It is good to manipulate a strained back but bad to manipulate the market.· But the marketing men at the mortgage lenders have shown their power to manipulate the market.

► situation

· He would not be able to manipulate the situation at all.· Being a photographer I understand how photographers can manipulate a situation.

► system

· He emphatically denied that he had acted improperly or had manipulated the system to his advantage.· Occasionally the inmate may manipulate the system, and the choice allows that.· Pressurizing the refrigerant is what manipulates the system to collect heat from the appropriate area, depending on the season.

► world

· Natural selection favours those genes that manipulate the world to ensure their own propagation.· Given its vast capacity, it could manipulate the world price by adjusting output.

VERB► allow

· Like our own hands, those of most primates allow them to manipulate objects with a high degree of precision.· Journalists allow the Saatchis to manipulate them again and again.· Managerial control over information allows the railways to manipulate the public presentation of results to political effect.· Critics claim that this concentration allows packers to manipulate the market, and in particular to force down the price of cattle.

► learn

· She will learn to manipulate numbers through practice and repetition.· This enhances the testing of ideas and the learning of how to manipulate the variable parts.· They must learn how to manipulate what is not a predictable machine into something which resembles one.· The diet doctors at this seminar are learning how to carefully manipulate their image.

► try

· All my life I have tried to manipulate people - bend them to my will.· There are ways of trying to manipulate even the sortes Biblicae, but he had meticulously and demonstratively avoided them.· They accused the government of trying to manipulate the composition of the conference.· She tries to manipulate people and succeeds with Mitch but can not manipulate the others.· Dukakis seemed to be reciting words merely to try to manipulate voters.· It was like when children try and manipulate you and their efforts are so transparent it makes you hate them.

► use

· Most women are resigned to this and some use their martyrdom to manipulate their men.· He was indifferent to the attention he received, calmly going about his business, never using his influence to manipulate others.· They can, of course, also be used to manipulate boolean variables.· Grounds and supports are used to manipulate the colour, texture and absorbency the artist wishes to use.

WORD FAMILYnounmanipulationmanipulatoradjectivemanipulativeverbmanipulate