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monkey
乱弄；篡改
核心释义
常以 monkey with 的形式出现，表示乱动或篡改。
to play around with or alter or falsify something, usually secretively or dishonestly
- 1.
模仿；学样。
To mimic; to ape.
- 2.
篡改
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
模仿；学…的样子；模仿；学样。；篡改；淘气；胡闹
用法In use
Someone monkeyed with the computer settings, causing the system to crash.
用法提示：动词monkeyed表示乱动或篡改。
He was caught monkeying around with the evidence.
用法提示：动词monkeying表示不诚实地摆弄。
Don't monkey with the thermostat; it's set correctly.
用法提示：动词monkey表示胡乱操作。
monkey with sth
表示暗地里篡改或摆弄，常含贬义。
Someone has been monkeying with the document.
有人一直在胡乱改动这份文件。
monkey around
指行为不认真，捣乱。
Stop monkeying around and get to work.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- monkey around
- 胡闹；闲荡
- Stop monkeying around and help me clean the room.别再胡闹了，帮我打扫房间。
- monkey with
- 乱动；摆弄
- Don't monkey with the settings unless you know what you're doing.除非你知道自己在做什么，否则别乱动设置。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- monkey business
- 捣鬼；不老实的行为There's been some monkey business in the accounts department.会计部门一直有些捣鬼的行为。
- monkey around
- 胡闹；闲混Stop monkeying around and finish your homework!
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
猴子善模仿——monkey 作动词指‘模仿’，也指暗中‘乱弄、篡改’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：informal speech、casual writing、warnings about tampering monkey 表示“乱弄、篡改”时，通常用于非正式口语，常与 with 搭配；多用于日常对话、警告或说明性文字。
语法说明Grammar Note
常见搭配介词 with，表示‘胡乱摆弄’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：hunky /ˈhʌŋki/、chunky /ˈtʃʌŋki/、junkie /ˈdʒʌŋki/，重读元音和尾音都与 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ 相同。形近但音不同的词：donkey /ˈdɒŋki/（元音不同）、money /ˈmʌni/（没有 /ŋ/ 音）、monk /mʌŋk/（没有末尾的 /i/）。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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