ma·nip·u·late
verb/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/
/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manipulate | /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it manipulates | /məˈnɪpjuleɪts/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪts/ |
| past simple manipulated | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle manipulated | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form manipulating | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- (disapproving) to control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
（暗中）控制，操纵，影响 - manipulate somebody/something She uses her charm to manipulate people.
她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。 - As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
身为政客，他知道如何左右公众舆论。 - manipulate somebody into something/into doing something They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
他们总算促使我们答应提供帮助了。
Extra Examples- They believe that voters can be easily manipulated.
他们相信选民很容易操纵。 - The organization had been manipulated into bankruptcy.
该组织已被操纵破产。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate somebody/something She uses her charm to manipulate people.
- manipulate something (formal) to control, use or change something with skill
（熟练地）操作，使用，改变 - to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
熟练地操纵机器的排挡和变速杆 - Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
计算机在处理信息方面效率极高。 - genetically manipulated organisms
转基因生物 - digitally manipulated images
经过数字加工的图像
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
- manipulate something (specialist) to move a person’s bones or joints into the correct position
正骨；治疗脱臼
Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from manipulation.