manipulate
英[m?'n?pj?le?t]
美[m?'n?pjulet]
- vt. 操縱；操作；巧妙地處理；篡改
英英釋意
- 1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously;
- "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
- 2. hold something in one's hands and move it
- 3. fake or falsify;
- "Fudge the figures"
- "cook the books"
- "falsify the data"
- 4. manipulate in a fraudulent manner;
- "rig prices"
- 5. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage;
- "She manipulates her boss"
- "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"
- "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"
- "she keeps in line"
- 6. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed