a monkey
I saw a monkey in the zoo.
我在动物园看到一只猴子。
猴；猴子
monkeys — plural of monkey
淘气鬼；顽童；猴子舞；人头牌；落锤；夯锤；焊液
a primate with a tail, generally smaller than and distinct from apes
通常有尾巴，与无尾的 ape（猿）不同
简鼻亚目(Simiiformes)中除人猿总科(Hominoidea)以外的成员,通常(但并非普遍)以体型小、有尾巴和颊囊为特征
A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.
各种长尾灵长类动物(不包括原猴亚目)
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
任何猿猴,包括人类
Any simian, including humans.
顽皮捣蛋的人
one who is playfully mischievous
打桩机或落锤的重锤
The weight of a pile driver or drop hammer.
由盐酸和锌组成的液体,用于焊接
A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.
人头牌的同义词
Synonym of face card.
梅杰·兰斯于1963年推广的一种舞蹈,现通常仅指其夸张击鼓动作的上身舞步
A dance popularized by Major Lance in 1963, now usually only its upper-body dance move involving exaggerated drumming motions.
The monkey grabbed the banana from my hand.
那只猴子从我手里抢走了香蕉。
用法提示：这里'monkey'作名词，指一种动物——猴子。
Monkeys live in tropical forests.
猴子生活在热带森林里。
用法提示：这里'monkeys'是'monkey'的复数形式，作名词，表示一类动物。
A young monkey stayed close to its mother.
一只小猴子紧紧待在妈妈身边。
用法提示：这里'monkey'作名词，前有不定冠词，指具体一只猴子。
I saw a monkey in the zoo.
我在动物园看到一只猴子。
注意复数形式为monkeys，不是monkies。
Monkeys are very intelligent animals.
猴子是非常聪明的动物。
用于比喻某人行为像猴子。
He eats bananas like a monkey.
他像猴子一样吃香蕉。
primate比monkey更宽泛，包括猿、猴等，常用于科学语境。
ape特指类人猿，与有尾的猴不同，不能完全替换。
imp带有可爱顽皮的意味，比monkey更具体地指恶作剧。
rascal语气较imp强，略带贬义。
scamp与imp类似，但更常用于形容孩子。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many monkey in the zoo.
正确表达There are many monkeys in the zoo.
monkey是可数名词，需用复数形式monkeys。中文无单复数变化，易漏加-s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop monkeying the computer.
正确表达Stop monkeying with the computer.
动词monkey表示“摆弄”时需搭配介词with或around。中文“胡闹”可直带宾语，导致缺介词错误。
用于指代淘气的人时，反义词为‘天使’，表示乖巧听话的人。
恶作剧；胡闹
The teacher warned the students to stop their monkey business.
老师警告学生们停止胡闹。
攀爬架；猴架
Children love to play on the monkey bars in the playground.
孩子们喜欢在游乐场的攀爬架上玩耍。
活动扳手
He used a monkey wrench to fix the leaky pipe.
他用活动扳手修理漏水的管子。
让某人出丑；捉弄某人
Don't let him make a monkey out of you in front of the boss.
别让他在老板面前捉弄你。
有样学样；机械模仿
Younger children often imitate older ones, monkey see, monkey do.
年幼的孩子经常模仿大孩子，有样学样。
闲混；胡闹
Stop monkeying around and finish your homework.
别胡闹了，快完成你的作业。
胡闹；恶作剧
There's been some monkey business going on in the office.
办公室里一直在搞些恶作剧。
有样学样；模仿
Kids often learn by monkey see, monkey do.
孩子们常常通过模仿来学习。
让某人出丑；愚弄某人
He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.
他在大家面前让我出丑。
猴子看到，猴子做到。
Kids often imitate their parents, it's a classic case of monkey see, monkey do.
孩子们经常模仿父母，这是典型的猴子看到什么就做什么。
乔治是一只好奇的小猴子。
My child loves reading about Curious George.
我的孩子喜欢读关于好奇猴乔治的故事。
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