This flashcard defines 'monkey' as a countable noun. It can refer to the animal with a long tail that climbs trees, or affectionately to a lively and naughty child.
This flashcard defines 'monkey' as a countable noun. It can refer to the animal with a long tail that climbs trees, or affectionately to a lively and naughty child.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]猴 A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]淘气鬼;捣蛋鬼 If you refer to a child as a monkey, you are saying in an affectionate way that he or she is very lively and naughty.
[usu adj N]
[feelings]
She's such a little monkey.
她真是一个小捣蛋鬼。
Oxford
mon·key/ˈmʌŋki; NAmEˈmʌŋki/noun _primates_comp.jpg _spidermonkey.jpg 1an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. There are several types of monkeyand they are related to apesand humans. 猴子2( informal) a child who is active and likes playing tricks on people 顽皮的孩子;调皮鬼;捣蛋鬼◆Come here, you cheeky little monkey!过来,你这没有教养的小捣蛋鬼!3( BrE) ( slang) £500 *500 英镑 IDIOMSI don't/couldn't give a ˈmonkey's( BrE) ( slang) used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it 我根本无所谓;我压根儿就不在乎make a ˈmonkey (out) of sbto make sb seem stupid 捉弄;愚弄☞more at
1a small brown animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries2informal a small child who is very active and likes to play tricks: Stop that, you little monkey!3monkey business informal bad or dishonest behaviour4not give a monkey’s British English spoken informal to not care at all about something: To be honest I don’t give a monkey’s what they do.5make a monkey (out) of somebody to make someone seem stupid6a monkey on your back American English informal a serious problem that makes your life very difficult, especially being dependent on drugs
monkey1 noun
monkey2 verb
monkeymonkey2 verb
Verb Table
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monkey around (also monkey about British English) phrasal verb informalto behave in a stupid or careless way: Stop monkeying around and listen to me!
WDF
monkey
[ˈmʌŋki]monkeyed, monkeying, monkeys
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monkeys[7864]
猴子(90%),胡闹(5%),模仿(2%),嘲弄(2%),猴一样的人(1%)
n.猴子;顽童
vi.胡闹;捣蛋
vt.嘲弄
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