单词 | monkey |
释义 | noun | verb monkeymonkey1 /ˈmʌŋki/ ●●● S3 noun (plural monkeys) [countable] 1a small animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries2informal a small child who is very active and likes to play tricks: Stop that, you little monkey!3monkey business dishonest or bad behavior: political monkey business4a monkey on your back informal a serious problem that makes your life very difficult, especially being dependent on drugs or losing a lot of sports competitions5get a/the monkey off your back to get rid of or end a serious problem that has been making your life very difficult: The win finally gets the monkey off our backs.6I’ll be a monkey’s uncle! spoken old-fashioned said when you are very surprised about something7make a monkey (out) of somebody to make someone seem stupid8monkey see, monkey do spoken used to say that people will often do what they see other people doing, even if it is silly or stupid → see also grease monkey noun | verb monkeymonkey2 verb (monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying) monkey around phrasal verb informal to behave in a silly, stupid, or careless way: I’m tired of monkeying around. We need to get to work!monkey (around) with something phrasal verb to touch or use something, usually when you do not know how to do it correctly: Stop monkeying around with my iPod! |
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