单词 | manipulation |
释义 | manipulatemanipulate /məˈnɪpyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 1disapproving to make someone do what you want by deceiving or influencing him or her: Conner used bribes and threats to manipulate her employees.manipulate somebody into (doing) something He abused her and then tried to manipulate her into keeping quiet.2disapproving to dishonestly change information or influence an event or situation: It became clear that the police had manipulated evidence.3to work with or change information, systems, etc. to achieve the result that you want: The images can be manipulated and stored on disk.4to make something move or turn in the way that you want, especially using your hands: Babies investigate their world by manipulating objects.5to skillfully move and press a joint or bone into the correct position6math, algebra to do the same operation to both sides of an equation, to make the equation easier to solve. For example, you can manipulate the equation x + 3 = 7 by subtracting 3 from both sides of the equation, x + 3 - 3= 7 - 3 so that x = 4 [Origin: 1800–1900 manipulation (18–21 centuries), from French, from manipule handful, from Latin manipulus]—manipulation /məˌnɪpyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |
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