a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries
猴。
(in general use)any primate
猿(统称) 。
a mischievous person, especially a child
淘气鬼;顽童
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where have you been, you little monkey! 你上哪儿去了,你这小捣蛋!
〈喻〉 受支配的人;受控制的人。
〈英,非正式〉 500英镑。
(亦作
锤式打桩机。
behave in a silly or playful way
胡闹,捣蛋。
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瞎弄,糊弄
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don't monkey with that lock! 别瞎摆弄那把锁!
[with obj.]
〈古〉 模仿,学…的样。
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as artful (或clever )as a wagonload (或cartload )of monkeys Brit. informal extremely clever or mischievous 〈英,非正式〉 十分机灵的;十分淘气的 -
make a monkey of (或out of )someone humiliate someone by making them appear ridiculous 使出丑,耍弄 -
a monkey on one's back informal a burdensome problem 〈非正式〉 沉重负担 -
a dependence on drugs 毒瘾
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not give a monkey's informal be completely indifferent or unconcerned 〈非正式〉 全不在乎,完全无所谓he doesn't give a monkey's what we think about him. 他毫不在乎我们对他的看法
" mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin, perhaps from Low German."