manipulate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manipulate | |
| he / she / it manipulates | |
| past simple manipulated | |
| past participle manipulated | |
| -ing form manipulating |
- (disapproving)
to control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it （暗中）控制，操纵，影响 - manipulate somebody/something
She uses her charm to manipulate people. 她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。 As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion. 身为政客，他知道如何左右公众舆论。 - manipulate somebody into something/into doing something
They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help. 他们总算促使我们答应提供帮助了。
Extra ExamplesThey believe that voters can be easily manipulated. 他们相信选民很容易操纵。 The organization had been manipulated into bankruptcy. 该组织已被操纵破产。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate something (formal)
to control, use or change something with skill （熟练地）操作，使用 to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine 熟练地操纵机器的排挡和变速杆 Computers are very efficient at manipulating information. 计算机在处理信息方面效率极高。 genetically manipulated organisms 基因控制的生物体 digitally manipulated images 经过数字加工的图像
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate something (specialist)
to move a person’s bones or joints into the correct position 正骨；治疗脱臼
Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from manipulation.