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monkeys

/ˈmʌŋkiz/

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noun

猴子

Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.

Examples :

"He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole."

他去动物园参观的时候，一只猴子从树上荡下来，抢走了他的眼镜，还扔进了河马池里。

animal biology organism nature

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noun

猴子，猿猴。

Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes.

Examples :

"Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys."

黑猩猩会组成群体去捕猎并杀死其他猴子和猿猴。

animal organism biology nature

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noun

猴孩子，淘气包

A mischievous child.

Examples :

"The teacher said, "These children are being real monkeys today, running around and throwing things!" "

老师说：“这些孩子今天真是猴孩子，跑来跑去，还乱扔东西！”

character human

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noun

猴子舞

A dance move popular in the 1960s.

Examples :

"My dad used to do the "monkeys" dance at parties in the 1960s. "

我爸以前在六十年代的派对上跳过“猴子舞”。

dance entertainment music culture

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noun

大钞，五百块。

Five hundred pounds sterling; five hundred dollars.

Examples :

"He needed to borrow monkeys from the bank to buy a used car. "

他需要从银行借五百块的大钞来买一辆二手车。

amount number finance

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noun

猴车手，边车猴子。

A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.

Examples :

""The monkeys leaned hard into the turn, balancing the sidecar rig as it sped around the track." "

猴车手们在转弯时身体大幅倾斜，平衡着边三轮赛车在赛道上飞驰。

person sport vehicle race

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noun

蠢货，丑八怪

A person with minimal intelligence and/or an unattractive appearance

Examples :

""The boss called us monkeys when we messed up the presentation, which was really insulting and unfair." "

老板因为我们把报告搞砸了，就骂我们是蠢货丑八怪，真是太侮辱人了，太不公平了。

appearance person inhuman

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noun

老K, K牌

Examples :

""In our poker game, we call the Jacks, Queens, and Kings 'monkeys' because they are the face cards." "

在我们的扑克游戏中，我们把J、Q和K叫做“老K”，因为它们是牌面上有头像的牌。

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noun

小喽啰，打杂的。

A menial employee who does a repetitive job, as in code monkey, grease monkey, phone monkey, powder monkey.

Examples :

"The programmers felt like monkeys, just copying and pasting the same code all day. "

程序员们觉得自己像小喽啰一样，整天都在复制粘贴相同的代码。

job work person industry

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noun

撞锤, 桩锤

The weight or hammer of a pile driver; a heavy mass of iron, which, being raised high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

Examples :

"The construction worker carefully raised the monkey, preparing to drive the next piling into the ground. "

建筑工人小心地升起了撞锤，准备将下一根桩打入地里。

machine technology industry building

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noun

猴船

A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

Examples :

"The historian discovered records of several monkeys carrying spices between the islands in the 1580s. "

历史学家发现了16世纪80年代几艘猴船在岛屿之间运送香料的记录。

nautical sailing vehicle history

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上瘾, 瘾头.

A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.

Examples :

"He finally kicked his smoking monkeys and hasn't had a cigarette in a year. "

他终于戒掉了烟瘾，已经一年没抽烟了。

mind medicine condition tendency suffering

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noun

锌钢水

A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.

Examples :

"The plumber applied monkeys to the copper pipes before soldering them together. "

那位水管工在焊接铜管之前，先在铜管上涂抹了锌钢水。

chemistry substance material compound technical industry process

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noun

猴性，脾气，暴躁。

A person's temper, said to be "up" when they are angry.

Examples :

""My monkeys were up this morning because I spilled coffee on my new shirt before work." "

今天早上我火气很大，因为上班前把咖啡洒在了新衬衫上。

character attitude emotion mind person

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noun

猴子, 黑鬼.

A black person.

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verb

瞎搞，乱搞。

To meddle; to mess (with).

Examples :

"Please don't monkeys with the thermostat; it's already set perfectly. "

请不要乱搞那个恒温器，它已经设置得很完美了。

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verb

模仿，仿效

To mimic; to ape.

Examples :

""The younger children often monkeys the older kids' dance moves." "

小孩子们常常模仿大孩子们的舞步。