Manipulate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 操纵
• ［英］ v. 操纵 ( to operate or control; handle)
• ［同］ 派生词: manipulation ( n. 操纵, 操作)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-lated; -lating)

• Etymology: back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus
• Date: 1834
• 1. to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
• 2.
  • a. to manage or utilize skillfully
  • b. to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
• 3. to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose ; doctor
• ? manipulatable adjective
• ? manipulation noun
• ? manipulative adjective
• ? manipulatively adverb
• ? manipulativeness noun
• ? manipulator noun
• ? manipulatory adjective

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