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monkey

/ˈmʌŋki

noun (plural monkeys)

1A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Families Cebidae and Callitrichidae (or Callithricidae) (New World monkeys, often with prehensile tails), and Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys, without prehensile tails).

It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees....

By contrast, many Old World monkeys, such as baboons and macaques, live longer, start to reproduce later, and have more time between babies.
If these differences had evolved in savannahs or forests, then they should be reflected in monkeys and apes that live in these habitats today.

1.1(In general use) any primate.In general, monkeys are important figures in the mythologies of Asia....

The answer is that the only other animal that comes with a pair of hands is a monkey, and monkeys aren't generally very efficient.
This may reflect differences in forest ecology or between monkeys, but it does suggest caution about generalising from over simple models.

Synonyms

simian, primate, ape

1.2A mischievous person, especially a child: where have you been, you little monkey!...

Well, we've definitely heard of mischievous monkeys but Charlie is just cheeky, I think we can safely say.

Synonyms

rascal, imp, wretch, mischief-maker, devil, rogue

informal scamp, scallywag, horror, tyke, monster

British informal perisher

North American informal varmint, hellion

informal, dated rip

British informal, dated pickle

archaic scapegrace, rapscallion

1.3A person who is dominated or controlled by another (with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ-grinder).That said, head office still seems to be populated by an unmanageable number of monkeys....

I have read of accounts in the media of people being mistreated as a public servant, monkeys on computers, people leaving due to stress and mistreatment.
The lesson was that if you present your party as the prospective junior government partner, voters will opt for the organ grinder rather than the monkey.

2British informal A sum of £500.

3 (also monkey engine) A piledriving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove.

verb (monkeys, monkeying, monkeyed)

1 [no object] (monkey about/around) Behave in a silly or playful way: I saw them monkeying about by the shop...

My brother and I were monkeying around and he was pretending to try to throw me to the ground.
So don't monkey around - break out the pen and paper, and write away!
This is just the place for those who like to monkey around.

Synonyms

fool about/around, play about/around, clown about/around, fiddle-faddle, footle about/around

informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around), screw around, puddle about/around

British informal muck about/around, fanny about/around

British vulgar slang piss about/around, arse about/around, bugger about/around

1.1 (monkey with) Tamper with: don’t monkey with that lock!...

Simon can't resist monkeying with some of the arrangements either.
The CIA, Graham said, were monkeying with democracy.
I figure a superhuman spirit is capable of monkeying with natural phenomena at times.

Synonyms

tamper with, fiddle with, interfere with, meddle with, tinker with, touch/handle without permission, play with, fool with, trifle with

informal mess with, dick around with

British informal muck about/around with

2 [with object] archaic Ape; mimic: then marched the Three who monkeyed our Great and Dead

Phrases

as artful (or clever) as a wagonload (or cartload) of monkeys

make a monkey of (or out of) someone

a monkey on one's back

not give (or care) a monkey's

Derivatives

monkeyish

adjective ...

That's the group of people who each of us, using our monkeyish brains, are able to conceptualize as people.
‘That is why I need to act,’ explained Barcél, with a crude sweep of his monkeyish hands.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of unknown origin, perhaps from Low German.

The origin of monkey seems to go back to a name given to the monkey character in medieval beast epics, which may ultimately be Arabic. Historically, ape was used as the general term for all apes and monkeys, and appears much earlier in English. People often associate monkeys with mischief and mimicry. British monkey tricks ‘mischievous behaviour’ are monkeyshines (mid 19th century) in the USA. The use of monkey business for ‘mischievous behaviour’ seems to have come from India. If you don't give a monkey's you do not care at all. This phrase, recorded from the late 19th century, is a shortening of something ruder, such as don't give a monkey's ass or f—. The slang sense of a monkey, for £500 (or, in Australia, $500), is much older than you might expect, going back to the 1830s, and a pony, or £25, is from the late 18th century. See also brass, cheek

单词	monkey
释义	monkey /ˈmʌŋki / noun (plural monkeys) 1A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries. Families Cebidae and Callitrichidae (or Callithricidae) (New World monkeys, often with prehensile tails), and Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys, without prehensile tails). It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees.... By contrast, many Old World monkeys, such as baboons and macaques, live longer, start to reproduce later, and have more time between babies. If these differences had evolved in savannahs or forests, then they should be reflected in monkeys and apes that live in these habitats today. 1.1(In general use) any primate.In general, monkeys are important figures in the mythologies of Asia.... The answer is that the only other animal that comes with a pair of hands is a monkey, and monkeys aren't generally very efficient. This may reflect differences in forest ecology or between monkeys, but it does suggest caution about generalising from over simple models. Synonyms simian, primate, ape 1.2A mischievous person, especially a child: where have you been, you little monkey!... Well, we've definitely heard of mischievous monkeys but Charlie is just cheeky, I think we can safely say. Synonyms rascal, imp, wretch, mischief-maker, devil, rogue informal scamp, scallywag, horror, tyke, monster British informal perisher North American informal varmint, hellion informal, dated rip British informal, dated pickle archaic scapegrace, rapscallion 1.3A person who is dominated or controlled by another (with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ-grinder).That said, head office still seems to be populated by an unmanageable number of monkeys.... I have read of accounts in the media of people being mistreated as a public servant, monkeys on computers, people leaving due to stress and mistreatment. The lesson was that if you present your party as the prospective junior government partner, voters will opt for the organ grinder rather than the monkey. 2British informal A sum of £500. 3 (also monkey engine) A piledriving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove. verb (monkeys, monkeying, monkeyed) 1 [no object] (monkey about/around) Behave in a silly or playful way: I saw them monkeying about by the shop... My brother and I were monkeying around and he was pretending to try to throw me to the ground. So don't monkey around - break out the pen and paper, and write away! This is just the place for those who like to monkey around. Synonyms fool about/around, play about/around, clown about/around, fiddle-faddle, footle about/around informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around), screw around, puddle about/around British informal muck about/around, fanny about/around British vulgar slang piss about/around, arse about/around, bugger about/around 1.1 (monkey with) Tamper with: don’t monkey with that lock!... Simon can't resist monkeying with some of the arrangements either. The CIA, Graham said, were monkeying with democracy. I figure a superhuman spirit is capable of monkeying with natural phenomena at times. Synonyms tamper with, fiddle with, interfere with, meddle with, tinker with, touch/handle without permission, play with, fool with, trifle with informal mess with, dick around with British informal muck about/around with 2 [with object] archaic Ape; mimic: then marched the Three who monkeyed our Great and Dead Phrases as artful (or clever) as a wagonload (or cartload) of monkeys make a monkey of (or out of) someone a monkey on one's back not give (or care) a monkey's Derivatives monkeyish adjective ... That's the group of people who each of us, using our monkeyish brains, are able to conceptualize as people. ‘That is why I need to act,’ explained Barcél, with a crude sweep of his monkeyish hands. Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin, perhaps from Low German. The origin of monkey seems to go back to a name given to the monkey character in medieval beast epics, which may ultimately be Arabic. Historically, ape was used as the general term for all apes and monkeys, and appears much earlier in English. People often associate monkeys with mischief and mimicry. British monkey tricks ‘mischievous behaviour’ are monkeyshines (mid 19th century) in the USA. The use of monkey business for ‘mischievous behaviour’ seems to have come from India. If you don't give a monkey's you do not care at all. This phrase, recorded from the late 19th century, is a shortening of something ruder, such as don't give a monkey's ass or f—. The slang sense of a monkey, for £500 (or, in Australia, $500), is much older than you might expect, going back to the 1830s, and a pony, or £25, is from the late 18th century. See also brass, cheek Rhymes chunky, clunky, flunkey, funky, hunky, junkie, junky, punky, spunky
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monkey

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