英语词组monkey around with是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

monkey around with

1. To tinker or fiddle with something. Hey, don't monkey around with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still monkeying around with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again.

2. To test or experiment with something in order to learn more around it. I'm monkeying around with a different platform for my blog, and I can't decide if I like it or not. The software has a whole suite of tools an artist like me will love monkeying around with. The film is about a young alchemist monkeying around with dark arts that man was never meant to control.

3. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting with someone or something; to fool around with someone or something. Quit monkeying around with the dog and work on your book report already, Scotty! Colin, stop monkeying around with your younger brother and come inside for your dinner.

4. To waste someone's time, often by being evasive, indirect, or misleading. Never monkey around with your client when you're promising them a particular deadline—if you don't think you'll have something done by a certain time, be sure to tell them upfront. Don't monkey around with my, Doc—is she going to pull through or not?

monkey around with someone

verb

See mess around with someone

monkey around with something

verb

See mess around with something mess about with something

词组	monkey around with
释义	Idiom monkey around withmonkey (around) with (something) to adjust something. It seems like any time they monkey with taxes, wealthy people benefit the most. Usage notes: usually said about an effort to fix or improve something, especially an effort that does not succeed phrasemonkey around with monkey around/about with sth informal to touch or use something that is not yours or change something that does not need to be changed: I think all criminals know what to expect if they monkey about with other people's cars. Politicians are always threatening to monkey around with the tax system.■ SIMILAR TO: mess about/around with informal, muck about/around with BrE informal monkey around with 1. To tinker or fiddle with something. Hey, don't monkey around with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still monkeying around with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again. 2. To test or experiment with something in order to learn more around it. I'm monkeying around with a different platform for my blog, and I can't decide if I like it or not. The software has a whole suite of tools an artist like me will love monkeying around with. The film is about a young alchemist monkeying around with dark arts that man was never meant to control. 3. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting with someone or something; to fool around with someone or something. Quit monkeying around with the dog and work on your book report already, Scotty! Colin, stop monkeying around with your younger brother and come inside for your dinner. 4. To waste someone's time, often by being evasive, indirect, or misleading. Never monkey around with your client when you're promising them a particular deadline—if you don't think you'll have something done by a certain time, be sure to tell them upfront. Don't monkey around with my, Doc—is she going to pull through or not? monkey around with someone verb See mess around with someone monkey around with something verb See mess around with something mess about with something
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