ma.ni.pu.la.tive HmE5nIp7jJ7lE7tIv, $-tIv adj esp. disapproving If someone is manipulative, they try to control people to their advantage. 试图控制他人的，有控制欲的 Even as a child she was manipulative and knew how to get her own way. 甚至还是一个孩子时，她就喜欢控制他人，并知道如何达到目的。