Word · Frequency #5405
monkeying
乱弄；篡改
monkeying is the present participle of monkey.
to play around with or alter or falsify something, usually secretively or dishonestly
常以 monkey with 的形式出现，表示乱动或篡改。
- 1.
To mimic; to ape.
模仿；学样。
- 2.
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
篡改
模仿；学…的样子；模仿；学样。；篡改；淘气；胡闹
In use
Someone monkeyed with the computer settings, causing the system to crash.
He was caught monkeying around with the evidence.
Don't monkey with the thermostat; it's set correctly.
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.
别再胡闹了，开始工作吧。
Verb forms
base monkey · third person monkeys · -ing monkeying · past monkeyed · past participle monkeyed
Common mistakes
He monkeyed around the documents.
Connections
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。
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!别胡闹了，快把作业写完！
- make a monkey out of someone
- 让某人出洋相He made a monkey out of me in front of the whole team.他在全队面前让我出了洋相。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
猴子善模仿——monkey 作动词指‘模仿’，也指暗中‘乱弄、篡改’。
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。
Grammar Note
常见搭配介词 with，表示‘胡乱摆弄’
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/）。
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。
Learn the forms together
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