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monkey around

/muhng-kee/US // ˈmʌŋ ki //UK // (ˈmʌŋkɪ) //

周围的猴子,耍猴儿,猴年马月,猴年马月的事

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural mon·keys.

    • : any of more than 250 species of simian primates belonging to the two distinct lines of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.
    • : the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals.
    • : a person whose behavior is likened to such an animal, as a mischievous, agile child or a mimic: My nephew is the most adorable little monkey—he'll try to climb anything he can reach.
    • : Disparaging and Offensive.
    • : a dance, deriving from the twist, in which the partners move their hands as if climbing a pole and jerk their heads back and forth.
    • : Slang. an addiction to narcotics.
    • : any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile driver.
    • : Coal Mining. a small passageway or opening.
    • : British Slang. the sum of 500 pounds.
    • : Australian Informal. a sheep.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mon·keyed, mon·key·ing.

    • : Informal. to play or trifle idly; fool.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mon·keyed, mon·key·ing.

    • : to imitate; ape; mimic.
    • : to mock.

Phrases

  • monkey business
  • monkey on one's back
  • fool (monkey) around
  • make a fool (monkey) of
  • more fun than a barrel of monkeys
  • throw a monkey wrench

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Musk has already said the project allowed a monkey to control a computer device with its mind, and as the New York Times reported in 2019, Neuralink has demonstrated a system with 1,500 electrodes connected to a lab rat.

  • On the whole, monkeys in the groups that faced one or two stressors clung less to their mothers and more readily explored their new surroundings — showing less anxiety — than both the no-stress and the two high-stress groups.

  • Studies in rodents and monkeys had shown that adversity early in life throws the HPA axis off-kilter.

  • So the team studied squirrel monkeys that had not yet reached puberty.

  • Remdesivir, however, was more potent in human lung cells, while GS-441524 was more potent in the monkey cells.

  • This has occurred with bean bag chairs, children's sweaters, and the Coco The Monkey Teething Toy.

  • Using skewers/tooth picks, attach monkey bread, Cinnabons, and churros to battleship.

  • In July 1925, the town hosted the Scopes Monkey Trial, a landmark case in the history of creationism.

  • The monkey seemed to be sticking his tongue out at me in defiance.

  • I had no way of knowing—or even asking—if they had mistaken this monkey-faced avatar for me.

  • But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.

  • So when Yung Pak's father made him a present of a monkey—a real monkey—alive—he just danced with glee.

  • After a little while Yung Pak got used to these "monkey shines," and he knew that his pet would not stay away long after mealtime.

  • And here M. Barbiche suddenly threw himself into the attitude of an enraged and aggressive monkey.

  • Every night when he goes to bed, the monkey curls himself up by his side and lies there till morning.