manipulate

英 [məˈnɪpjuleɪt]

美 [məˈnɪpjuleɪt]

v.  (暗中)控制，操纵，影响; (熟练地)操作，使用; 正骨; 治疗脱臼

过去分词：manipulated　现在分词：manipulating　过去式：manipulated　第三人称单数：manipulates　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4688 / COCA.4248

牛津词典

verb

• （暗中）控制，操纵，影响
  to control or influence sb/sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
  1. She uses her charm to manipulate people.
     她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。
  2. As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
     身为一位政客，他知道如何左右公众舆论。
  3. They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
     他们设法促使我们答应了提供帮助。
• （熟练地）操作，使用
  to control or use sth in a skilful way
  1. to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
     熟练地操纵机器的排挡和变速杆
  2. Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
     计算机在处理信息方面效率极高。
• 正骨；治疗脱臼
  to move a person's bones or joints into the correct position

柯林斯词典

• VERB 摆布，操纵，控制(他人)
  If you say that someonemanipulatespeople, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to do what they want.
  1. He is a very difficult character. He manipulates people...
     他是个极难对付的角色，总是把人玩弄于股掌之间。
  2. She's always borrowing my clothes and manipulating me to give her vast sums of money...
     她老是向我借衣服，还千方百计地要我给她大笔大笔的钱。
  3. They'll have kids who are two, three, who are manipulating them into buying toys.
     他们会碰到两三岁的孩子缠着他们买玩具。
• VERB 摆布，操纵，处理(事件或局势)
  If you say that someonemanipulatesan event or situation, you disapprove of them because they use or control it for their own benefit, or cause it to develop in the way they want.
  1. She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events...
     她仅有一次没能控制和处理好局势。
  2. They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft.
     他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。
• VERB 操作; 使用
  If youmanipulatesomething that requires skill, such as a complicated piece of equipment or a difficult idea, you operate it or process it.
  1. The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer...
     这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。
  2. The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker...
     利兹·沃克熟练地操纵着木偶。
  3. His mind moves in quantum leaps, manipulating ideas and jumping on to new ones as soon as he can.
     他的脑子飞快地转着，分析着各种想法，还不时冒出新的点子来。
• VERB 使脱臼复位;用推拿术治疗
  If someonemanipulatesyour bones or muscles, they skilfully move and press them with their hands in order to push the bones into their correct position or make the muscles less stiff.
  1. The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.
     他为我的腿实施的推拿术治疗对我的关节炎大有好处。

英英释义

verb

• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
• hold something in one's hands and move it
• control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  1. She manipulates her boss
  2. She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up
  3. The teacher knew how to keep the class in line
  4. she keeps in line
  Synonym:keep in linecontrol
• manipulate in a fraudulent manner
  1. rig prices
  Synonym:rig
• influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  1. He manipulated public opinion in his favor
  Synonym:pull stringspull wires
• tamper, with the purpose of deception
  1. Fudge the figures
  2. cook the books
  3. falsify the data
  Synonym:fudgefakefalsifycookwanglemisrepresent

双语例句

• Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to manipulate, to obfuscate, and to mislead.
  麦克唐纳相信这样的信息可以用来操纵舆论，蒙蔽误导。
• The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer
  这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。
• DBMS allows users to create, maintain, and manipulate.
  用户可以用DBMS来建立，维护和操纵数据库。
• You can use XPath and EXSLT Java functions to easily manipulate, evaluate, and format data.
  可以使用XPath和EXSLTJava函数轻松地操作、评估和格式化数据。
• I can manipulate the metal in this.
  我能控制这里面的金属。
• Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process.
  科学家们很快将能通过操控人类基因来控制衰老过程。
• Used to examine and manipulate processes.
  用于检查和操作进程。
• The script might generate data, start and stop system services, or manipulate files and directories.
  脚本可以生成数据，启动和停止系统服务，或者操作文件和目录。
• The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.
  他为我的腿实施的推拿术治疗对我的关节炎大有好处。
• You can also create your own collections to organize and manipulate objects.
  也可以创建自己的集合以组织和操作对象。