plural monkeys
plural monkeys
Learner's definition of MONKEY
[count]
1
: a type of animal that is closely related to apes and humans and that has a long tail and usually lives in trees猴 — see also rhesus monkey 2
chiefly British : a person (especially a child) who causes trouble in a playful way调皮捣蛋的人(尤指儿童)
a monkey on your back
: a problem that you cannot easily get rid of or solve : a problem or situation that makes you unhappy and that lasts for a long time难题;困境 -
His drug addiction has been a monkey on his back for years.他的毒瘾多年来一直困扰着他。
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He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction.他终于摆脱了困境,戒掉了毒瘾。
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After many years of disappointment, she finally got the monkey off her back by winning the championship.多年的失望过后,她终于靠赢得冠军摆脱了困境。
make a monkey out of
informal
: to cause (someone) to look very foolish : to make a fool out of (someone)把(某人)当猴耍;愚弄
more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys
— see 1barrel
not give a monkey's
British, informal
: to not care at all about something.毫不关心;毫不在乎 2 monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ verb
monkeys; monkeyed; monkeying
monkeys; monkeyed; monkeying
Learner's definition of MONKEY
monkey around
[phrasal verb] informal or British monkey about 1
: to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time混日子 -
We just monkeyed around [=fooled around, messed around] all afternoon.我们就整整瞎混了一下午。
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a young scientist monkeying around in the lab在实验室鬼混的年轻科学家
2 monkey around/about with (something) informal
a : to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious瞎弄 b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way胡乱摆弄;瞎倒腾
monkey with
[phrasal verb] monkey with (something) informal
: to handle or play with (something) in a careless way : to monkey around with (something)胡乱摆弄;瞎倒腾