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mon·key /ˈmʌŋkɪ/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 猴；猿
2. 〈口〉猴子似的人；淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼
What have you done, you young monkey! 你干了些什么，你这个小捣蛋!
3. 长毛猴毛皮
4. 打桩锤；锤式打桩机
5. (煤矿的)通风巷道
6. (熔化少量玻璃用的)小坩埚
7. 〈英口〉500英镑；〈美口〉500美元
He won a monkey at the horse races. 他在赛马中赢了500镑。
8. 〈俚〉耍弄的对象，出丑的人
9. 〈美俚〉毒瘾
get the monkey off 戒毒
10. 猴舞(一种现代舞)
11. 〈英俚〉(人背部的)隆肉
12. 〈澳俚〉绵羊
13. 〈俚〉摄影师
II ❶ vi.
1. 胡闹，捣蛋；闲荡，鬼混(about,around)
2. 摆弄，胡弄(with)
Stop monkeying with the television set! 不要再鼓捣那架电视机了!
❷ vt.
1. 〈古〉模仿，学…的样
2. 嘲弄
[< ? MLG Moneke, 中世纪叙事诗 the Romance of Reynard (《列那狐的故事》)中类人猿 Martin 之子的名字] phr. a monkey on one's back 〈口〉1. 棘手或烦人的问题 2. 毒瘾 a monkey with a long tail 抵押 as artful (或 clever) as a wagonload (或 cartload) of monkeys 〈英口〉极聪明的；极顽皮的 be more trouble than a cartload of monkeys 见 trouble
cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey 〈俚〉〈粗〉(天气)冷得要命
get one's monkey up 〈英口〉生气，发怒
She gets her monkey up if you tell her that she's wrong. 如果你说她错了，她会火冒三丈。
get sb.'s monkey up = put sb.'s monkey up
have a monkey on a house (或 up the chimney) 以房产作抵押
have a (或 the) monkey on one's back 〈口〉
1. 毒瘾很深(以致思想上、经济上负担沉重)
2. 有甩不掉的包袱，有大难题，有无法承受的负担
3. 〈废〉生气，发怒
I'll be (或 I am) a monkey's uncle! 〈口〉[表示惊奇]天哪! 哎呀!
make a monkey (out) of 〈口〉使出丑，耍弄，愚弄
I suddenly realized that I had been made a monkey out of by my opponents. 我突然意识到我让对手们给耍了。
not to give (或 care) a monkey's (fuck) 〈英口〉〈粗〉一点都不在乎，完全无所谓
I don't give a monkey's if you drop down dead. 如果你倒下死掉我也毫不在乎。
put sb.'s monkey up 〈英口〉使某人生气，激怒某人
suck the monkey 〈英俚〉
1. 自瓶中饮酒；用椰子壳装酒喝
2. 用麦杆(或吸管)插入酒桶吸饮
take the monkey off one's (sb.'s) back = get the monkey off one's (sb.'s) back
with one's monkey up〈英口〉生气；发怒 |