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Manipulate Mə'Nipjuleit V.操纵 英 V 操纵(To Operate Control

单词 manipulate
音标 [mə'nipjuleit]
解释 v.操纵
红宝书 【英】 v. 操纵(to operate or control; handle)
【同】 派生词: manipulation (n. 操纵,操作)
字源 manipulate (v.)
1827, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back-formation from manipulation. Of mental influence, from 1864. Financial sense is from 1870. In mid-20c., it served as a euphemism for "masturbation." Related: Manipulated; manipulating.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】mani- 手 + pull 拉, 用手拉的,拉操纵杆操纵
【相关】manual 手动的,手册

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