monkey

英 [ˈmʌŋki]

美 [ˈmʌŋki]

n. 猴子; 顽皮的孩子; 调皮鬼; 捣蛋鬼; 500英镑
vt. 胡闹; 捣蛋嘲弄

复数：monkeys　现在分词：monkeying　过去式：monkeyed　第三人称单数：monkeys　过去分词：monkeyed　

Collins.2 / BNC.5405 / COCA.4558

习惯用语

I don't/couldn't give a monkey's

我根本无所谓；我压根儿就不在乎
used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it

make a monkey (out) of sb

brass monkeys

brass monkey weather

极冷的天气；天寒地冻
if you say that it is brass monkeys or brass monkey weather , you mean that it is very cold weather

noun

猴子
an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. There are several types of monkey and they are related to apes and humans.
顽皮的孩子；调皮鬼；捣蛋鬼
a child who is active and likes playing tricks on people
1. Come here, you cheeky little monkey!
  过来，你这没有教养的小捣蛋鬼！
500英镑
£500

猴
Amonkeyis an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees.
N-COUNT 淘气鬼;捣蛋鬼
If you refer to a child as amonkey, you are saying in an affectionate way that he or she is very lively and naughty.
1. She's such a little monkey.
  她真是一个小捣蛋鬼。

noun

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
one who is playfully mischievous
Synonym:impscamprascalrapscallionscalawagscallywag

verb

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
1. The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
Synonym:puttermess aroundpottertinkermonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
1. Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
2. The reporter fiddle with the facts
Synonym:tamperfiddle

Monkey: This shirt is colourful, but it's too big.
猴子：这件衬衣是五彩缤纷的，但是它太大了。
The boy climbed up the tree like a monkey.
这男孩像猴子般地爬上树去。
The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
He played the monkey king in the Beijing Opera trouble in heaven.
他在京剧《闹天宫》里去猴王。
His body is clever like a monkey.
他的身体灵巧得像只猴子。
The monkey took up perching on my nut.
那只猴子在我头上落脚休息。
Their son is a cheeky little monkey!
他们的儿子是个冒失的小淘气鬼！
Then the monkey climbed to the tree and disappeared.
接着，猴子爬上了树消失了。
The monkey king caused havoc in heaven.
孙悟空大闹天宫。
Monkey: Look! Dad, I can empty the trash!
猴子：看！爸爸，我会倒垃圾了！