英语词汇“monkey”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

any of numerous long-tailed primates excluding the prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, etc): comprise the families Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), Cebidae (New World monkeys), and Callithricidae (marmosets)

Old World monkey, New World monkey ▶ Related adjective: simian

any primate except man

a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child

the head of a pile-driver (monkey engine) or of some similar mechanical device

5. (modifier) nautical

denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose

a monkey foresail

a monkey bridge

6. US and Canadian slang

an addict's dependence on a drug

7. slang

a butt of derision; someone made to look a fool (esp in the phrase make a monkey of)

8. slang

(esp in bookmaking) £500

9. US and Canadian slang

$500

10. Australian slang, archaic

a sheep

11. give a monkey's

12. have a monkey on one's back

verb

13. (intr; usually foll by around, with, etc)

to meddle, fool, or tinker

14. (transitive) rare

to imitate; ape

单词	monkey
释义	Trends of monkey View usage for: monkey (mʌŋki) Word forms: plural monkeys 1. countable noun A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. 2. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN] 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. [feelings] She's such a little monkey. Synonyms: rascal, horror [informal], devil, rogue More Synonyms of monkey More Synonyms of monkey monkey in British English (ˈmʌŋkɪ) noun 1. any of numerous long-tailed primates excluding the prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, etc): comprise the families Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), Cebidae (New World monkeys), and Callithricidae (marmosets) Old World monkey, New World monkey ▶ Related adjective: simian 2. any primate except man 3. a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child 4. the head of a pile-driver (monkey engine) or of some similar mechanical device 5. (modifier) nautical denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose a monkey foresail a monkey bridge 6. US and Canadian slang an addict's dependence on a drug 7. slang a butt of derision; someone made to look a fool (esp in the phrase make a monkey of) 8. slang (esp in bookmaking) £500 9. US and Canadian slang $500 10. Australian slang, archaic a sheep 11. give a monkey's 12. have a monkey on one's back verb 13. (intr; usually foll by around, with, etc) to meddle, fool, or tinker 14. (transitive) rare to imitate; ape Word origin C16: perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Low German Moneke name of the ape's son in the tale of Reynard the Fox monkey in American English (ˈmʌŋki) nounWord forms: plural ˈmonkeys 1. a. any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail b. Loosely any of other, similar primates, as a gibbon or chimpanzee 2. the fur of some species of long-haired monkeys 3. a person regarded as somehow like a monkey, as a mischievous or imitative child 4. any of various mechanical devices, as the iron block raised and dropped in a pile driver verb intransitive 5. US, Informal to play, fool, trifle, or meddle often followed by around, with, or around with verb transitive 6. Rare to mimic; ape Idioms: a monkey on one's back make a monkey (out) of Word origin Early ModE, prob. < or akin to MLowG Moneke, name applied in the beast epic Reynard the Fox to the son of Martin the Ape < Fr or Sp mona, ape < ? Ar maimūn, ape, lit., lucky (euphemism: the ape was regarded as the devil) + LowG -ke, -kin More idioms containing monkey cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey the organ grinder's monkey have a monkey on your back make a monkey out of someone monkey business Image of monkey © Billion Photos, shutterstock Examples of 'monkey' in a sentence monkey It is like a monkey off your back. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You need players who could not give a monkey's what is going on up front. The Sun (2016) No one under 30 gives a monkey. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And nobody would give a monkey's whether they bred or not? The Sun (2016) The short answer is: who gives a monkey's? Times, Sunday Times (2016) He is a complex little monkey, dragged up in a rough part of Liverpool and both proud and dismissive of the culture in which he was raised. Times, Sunday Times (2016) No one gives a flying monkeys about your tough week. The Sun (2012) Then the door opened and it was back to monkey business as usual. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They also had a monkey on their back. John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) It is possible to camp at the site and wake up to the screams of howler monkeys. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We gossip in the same way that monkeys search through the fur of other monkeys for fleas. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There are these little monkeys that you can hang up. Times, Sunday Times (2007) His work involved anything from subtly painted patterns to clowning about in a monkey suit. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The monkey turned and looked at him. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Or it could just be some monkey business. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Who are the surrender monkeys now? Times, Sunday Times (2015) They don't give a monkeys who owns a club. The Sun (2010) But if we make a monkey out of it, then we make a monkey of ourselves. The Sun (2007) If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? Christianity Today (2000) Barely anybody gives a monkey's about the depth or implications of the neckline. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In 1970 a monkey's head was transplanted on to the body of another monkey. The Sun (2015) In short, monkeys do not make for good long-term investments. Geoffrey A. Moore LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002) ARCTIC Monkeys have helped rock replace pop as the best-selling style of album music. The Sun (2014) Quotations monkey: an arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical treesAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary Word lists with monkey related adjectives In other languages monkey British English: monkey /ˈmʌŋkɪ/ NOUN A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. American English: monkey Arabic: قِرْدٌ Brazilian Portuguese: macaco Chinese: 猴子 Croatian: majmun Czech: opice Danish: abe Dutch: aap European Spanish: mono Finnish: apina French: singe German: Affe Greek: μαϊμού Italian: scimmia Japanese: サル Korean: 원숭이 Norwegian: ape Polish: małpa European Portuguese: macaco Romanian: maimuță Russian: обезьяна Latin American Spanish: mono simiox Swedish: apa Thai: ลิง Turkish: maymun Ukrainian: мавпа Vietnamese: con khỉ Chinese translation of 'monkey' monkey (ˈmʌŋkɪ) n (c) (Zool) 猴 (hóu) (只, zhī) (inf, = scamp) 淘气(氣)鬼 (táoqìguǐ) 1 (noun) in the sense of simian He walked on all fours like a monkey. Synonyms simian ape primate jackanapes (archaic) 2 (noun) in the sense of rascal Definition a naughty or mischievous child She's such a little monkey. Synonyms rascal What's that old rascal been telling you? horror (informal) They can be little horrors though, little children, can't they? devil You cheeky little devil! rogue a loveable rogue pickle (British, informal) imp I didn't say that, you little imp! tyke scallywag mischief maker scamp Have some respect for me, you scamp! nointer (Australian, slang) idiom See make a monkey of someone phrasal verb See monkey about or around with related words related adjective simian collective noun troop subject word lists See Monkeys, apes and other primates Quotation monkey: an arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary] Additional synonyms in the sense of devil You cheeky little devil! Synonyms scamp, monkey (informal), rogue, imp, rascal, tyke (informal), scoundrel, scallywag (informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), pickle (British, informal), nointer (Australian, slang) in the sense of horror They can be little horrors though, little children, can't they? Synonyms rascal, terror (informal), devil, monkey, monster, perisher (British, informal), scamp, holy terror (informal), nointer (Australian, slang) in the sense of imp Definition a mischievous child I didn't say that, you little imp! Synonyms rascal, rogue, brat, urchin (old-fashioned), minx, scamp, pickle (British, informal), gamin, nointer (Australian, slang) Synonyms of 'monkey' monkey Explore 'monkey' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of rogue Definition a mischievous person a loveable rogue Synonyms scamp, rascal, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), rapscallion, nointer (Australian, slang) in the sense of scamp Definition a mischievous person, esp. a child Have some respect for me, you scamp! Synonyms rascal, devil, monkey, rogue, imp, tyke (informal), wretch, knave (archaic), scallywag (informal), pickle (British, informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), scapegrace, nointer (Australian, slang)
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