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单词 monkey business
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monkey business
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌbɪz.nɪs/us
/ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌbɪz.nɪs/
behaviourthat is notacceptableor isdishonest:
骗人把戏；恶作剧
Theteachersuspectedthat there had been somemonkeybusinessgoing on while she was out of theroom.老师怀疑她不在教室里的时候有人搞恶作剧。
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(Definition ofmonkey businessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

monkey business| American Dictionary

monkey business
noun[U]
us
/ˈmʌŋ·ki ˌbɪz·nəs/
dishonestorillegalbehavior:
There’s been some monkey businessconnectedwith histaxreturns.
(Definition ofmonkey businessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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monkey business
It then occurred to me that there was somemonkeybusiness, which is now becoming apparent.
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That is not justice; it is playingmonkeybusinesswith our judicial framework and processes.
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I hope we shall have some elucidation about the timing of the next stage of themonkeybusinesswhich is described as the revised code.
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When its financial incompetence and mischief were discovered, it tried to involve other councils in the samemonkeybusiness.
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Another bit ofmonkeybusiness.
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