manipulate
verb[T]
uk/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/us/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/manipulateverb[T](INFLUENCE)
mainlydisapproving
tocontrolsomething or someone toyouradvantage, oftenunfairlyordishonestly:
(常指以不正当手段)操纵,控制Throughout hercareershe has verysuccessfullymanipulated themedia.她在整个职业生涯中非常成功地控制了媒体。
Theoppositionleaderaccusedgovernmentministersof manipulating thestatisticstosuitthemselves.反对派领导人指责政府部长篡改统计数据以满足自身利益。
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- commanding
- dictate
- guiding principle
- harness
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- helm
- override
- police
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- skipper
manipulateverb[T](USE HANDS)
tocontrolsomething using thehands:
(用手)操纵,控制Thewheelchairisdesignedso that it iseasyto manipulate.轮椅设计得很容易用手控制。
totreatapartof thebody, using thehandstopushbackbonesinto thecorrectpositionand putpressureonmuscles:
用推拿治疗,推拿正骨Thedoctormanipulated thebaseof myspineand thepaindisappearedcompletely.医生对我的脊柱底部进行了推拿,疼痛便完全消失了。
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- commanding
- dictate
- guiding principle
- harness
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- helm
- override
- police
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- skipper
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