monkey
noun[C]
uk/ˈmʌŋ.ki/us/ˈmʌŋ.ki/monkeynoun[C](ANIMAL)
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ananimalthatlivesinhotcountries, has alongtail, andclimbstrees. Monkeys areprimates(= thegroupofanimalsthat are most likehumans).
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- What's thedifferencebetween anapeand a monkey?
- In the firstquestionyou had tonamethreetypesof monkey.
- Using abunchofbananas, the zoo-keeperpersuadedthe monkey back intoitscage.
- Bored out ofitsmind, the monkeystaresout of thecagewithunseeingeyes.
Humans, apes & monkeys
- anthropo-
- anthropoid
- ape
- baboon
- bonobo
- great ape
- hominid
- hominin
- homo
- Homo sapiens
- langur
- lemur
- loris
- macaque
- mandrill
- ring-tailed lemur
- sapient
- silverback
- simian
- spider monkey
monkeynoun[C](CHILD)
informal
achildwhobehavesbadly:
淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼Theyateall thecakes, the monkeys.他们吃掉了所有的蛋糕，这些捣蛋鬼。
[as form of address]Hey, put that down, you little monkey!嘿，放下它，你这个小淘气！
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
monkeynoun[C](MONEY)
UKslang
£500
500英镑Informal words for money
- (your)(daily) breadidiom
- bit
- boodle
- bread
- cheddar
- dosh
- dough
- fiver
- grand
- K, k
- lolly
- lucre
- monies
- pickings
- shekel
- tenner
- the readies
- ton
- wonga
Idioms
I'll be a monkey's uncle!
make a monkey out ofsomeone
not give a monkey's