monkey

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monkey 指灵长类动物猴子,也比喻淘气胡闹的行为,或用作动词表示嘲弄、模仿。

用法要点

名词用法

作为名词时,monkey 通常指猴子这种动物,也可用于比喻淘气的人或行为。在非正式语境中,可指代顽皮的孩子。

• a wild monkey
• stop monkeying around
• little monkey

动词搭配

作为动词时,monkey 常与 with 或 around 搭配,表示胡乱摆弄或淘气玩耍。也可与 about 连用,表示胡闹。

• monkey with the equipment
• monkey around in the garden
• monkey about

介词使用

monkey 作动词时,常用介词 with 表示摆弄某物,around 表示无目的地玩耍,about 表示胡闹。作名词时,可用 of 表示所属。

• monkey with the settings
• monkey around the house
• a troop of monkeys

基础例句

The children were monkeying around in the backyard.

孩子们在后院淘气玩耍。

Don't monkey with the TV remote; you might break it.

别乱动电视遥控器,可能会弄坏的。

We saw a monkey swinging from tree to tree at the zoo.

我们在动物园看到一只猴子在树间荡来荡去。

高级例句

In behavioral studies, researchers often observe monkeys to understand social hierarchies.

在行为研究中,研究人员常观察猴子以理解社会等级。

The engineer warned not to monkey with the prototype, as it could affect the test results.

工程师警告不要乱动原型机,以免影响测试结果。

Monkey see, monkey do is a principle often cited in discussions about imitation learning.

“有样学样”是模仿学习讨论中常引用的原则。

高频搭配

verb

monkey aroundmonkey withmonkey aboutstop monkeying

adjective

wild monkeylittle monkeynaughty monkeycurious monkey

noun

monkey businessmonkey barsmonkey wrenchmonkey suit

adverb

playfully monkeymischievously monkey

preposition

monkey with toolsmonkey around the parkmonkey about the office

phrase

make a monkey out of someonemonkey see, monkey domore fun than a barrel of monkeys

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is a monkey boy.
✓ 正确:He is a naughty boy.

中文直译“猴子男孩”不自然,应使用 naughty 或 mischievous 形容淘气,monkey 作比喻时多用于非正式口语。

❌ 错误:She monkeys the computer.
✓ 正确:She monkeys with the computer.

monkey 作动词时通常需接介词 with 或 around 等,表示摆弄或胡闹,不能直接接宾语。

近义词辨析

ape

ape 通常指无尾的猿类,如猩猩,体型较大;monkey 泛指有尾的猴子,更常见于日常用语。

Monkeys often have tails, while apes like gorillas do not.

primate

primate 是灵长类动物的学术术语,包括猴子、猿和人类;monkey 是通俗说法,特指猴子。

Humans are primates, but we are not monkeys.