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Monkey Informal ˈmʌŋki Make Animal Long Lives Hot

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.

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/mʌ̱ŋki/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees.
    2
    [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 ; NAmE ˈmʌŋki / noun _primates_comp.jpg _spidermonkey.jpg 1 an 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 IDIOMS I 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 sb to make sb seem stupid 捉弄;愚弄 more at
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    monkey monkeys monkeyed monkeying
    mon·key / ˈmʌŋki ; NAmE ˈmʌŋki /
    LDC
    monkey1 noun
    monkey2 verb
    monkeymon‧key1 /ˈmʌŋki/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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    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
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    monkey around (also monkey about British English) phrasal verb informal to behave in a stupid or careless way:  Stop monkeying around and listen to me!
    WDF

    monkey

    [ˈmʌŋki]monkeyed, monkeying, monkeys

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    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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