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monk

N พระสงฆ์  ภิกษุ  สงฆ์  ผู้ ออกบวช  พระ ผู้ ถือศีล  friar brother hermit pare-song

 

monkery

N การ ยึดถือ ความ เป็น พระ 

 

monkey

N ลิง  primate lemur ling

 

monkey

N เด็ก ซุกซน  dek-suek-son

 

monkey

SL 500 ปอนด์  pon

 

monkey

SL ผู้ติดยา  ขี้ยา  phu-tid-ya

 

monkey

VT เลียนแบบ  lian-beab

 

monkey about / around

PHRV เล่น จน ทำลาย หรือ ทำร้าย  len-jon-tam-lai-rue-tam-rai

 

monkey bread

N ผลไม้ ของ ต้น  baobab ที่ ลิง ชอบ กิน 

 

monkey business

IDM สิ่ง ไม่ชอบมาพากล  เรื่อง ไม่ น่าไว้ใจ  สิ่ง ไม่ดี  สิ่ง แปลก  sing-ti-mai-chob-ma-pa-kon

 

monkey business

SL เรื่องตลก  เรื่องไร้สาระ  การ เล่นตลก  ruang-ta-lok

 

monkey with

PHRV ทำให้ ยุ่งเหยิง  meddle with tam-hai-yung-yeng

 

monkey wrench

N กุญแจเลื่อน  kun-jea-luan

 

monkey wrench

N กุญแจเลื่อนช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

monkeypot

N เปลือก เมล็ด พวก  Lecythis พบ แถบ อเมริกาใต้ 

 

monkeyshine

N การ เล่น คะนอง  การ เล่น ไม่ รู้เรื่อง  kan-len-ka-nong

 

monkhood

N ความ เป็น พระ 

 

monkish

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พระ  kiao-kab-pare

 

monkshood

N พืช พวก  Aconitum ดอก คล้าย หมวก ที่ ใช้ คลุม ศีรษะ พระ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONK

n.[L. monachus.] A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion. Monks usually live in monasteries, on entering which they take a vow to observe certain rules. Some however live as hermits in solitude, and others have lived a strolling life without any fixed residence.

 

MONKERY

n.The life of monks; the monastic life.

 

MONKEY

n.The popular name of the ape and baboon. But in zoology, monkey is more properly the name of those animals of the genus Simia, which have long tails. Ray distributes animals of this kind into three classes; apes which have no tails; monkeys with long tails; and baboons with short tails. 1. A name of contempt or of slight kindness.

 

MONKHOOD

n.The character of a monk.

 

MONKISH

a.Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude.

 

MONKS HEAD

n.A plant of the genus Leontodon.

 

MONKS HOOD

n.A plant of the genus Aconitum.

 

MONKS RHUBARB

n.A plant of the genus Rumex, a species of dock.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONK

Monk, n. Etym: [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. Monachism. ]

 

1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. "A monk out of his cloister. "Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. Ayliffe.

 

2. (Print. )

 

Defn: A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.

 

3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.

 

4. (Zoöl.) (a ) A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus ); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus. (b ) The European bullfinch. Monk bat (Zoöl.), a South American and West Indian bat (Molossus nasutus ); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves. -- Monk bird (Zoöl.), the friar bird. -- Monk seal (Zoöl.), a species of seal (Monachus albiventer )inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. -- Monk's rhubarb (Bot. ), a kind of dock; -- also called patience (Rumex Patientia ).

 

MONKERY

Monk "er *y, n.; pl. Monkeries (.

 

1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach. Miters, and wretched dead mediæval monkeries. Carlyle.

 

2. A collective body of monks. [Obs. ] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. Latimer.

 

MONKEY

Mon "key, n.; pl. Monkeys. Etym: [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino,dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See Madonna. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.) (a ) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b ) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.(c ) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet ) exclusive of apes and baboons.

 

Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (a ) Catarrhines, or Simidæ. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. (b ) Platyrhines, or Cebidæ. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. (c ) Strepsorhines, or Lemuroidea. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.

 

2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. Shak.

 

3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

 

4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. Monkey boat. (Naut. ) (a ) A small boat used in docks. (b ) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. -- Monkey block (Naut. ), a small single block strapped with a swivel. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Monkey flower (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Mimulus; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. Gray. -- Monkey gaff (Naut. ), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. -- Monkey jacket, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. -- Monkey rail (Naut. ), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. -- Monkey shine, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] -- Monkey trick, a mischievous prank. Saintsbury. -- Monkey wheel. See Gin block, under 5th Gin. -- Monkey wrench, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.

 

MONKEY

MONKEY Mon "key, v. t. & i.

 

Defn: To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. To monkey with, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq. ]

 

MONKEY-BREAD

MONKEY-BREAD Mon "key-bread `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The fruit of the Adansonia digitata; also, the tree. See Adansonia.

 

MONKEY-CUP

MONKEY-CUP Mon "key-cup `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Nepenthes.

 

MONKEY-POT

MONKEY-POT Mon "key-pot `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo ), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.

 

MONKEY'S PUZZLE

MONKEY'S PUZZLE Mon "key's puz "zle. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata ), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb. " The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called piñon by the Chilians.

 

MONKEYTAIL

MONKEYTAIL Mon "key *tail `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. Totten.

 

MONKFISH

MONKFISH Monk "fish, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The angel fish (Squatina ). (b ) The angler (Lophius ).

 

MONKFLOWER

MONKFLOWER Monk "flow `er, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (Catasetum tridentatum, etc. ).

 

MONKHOOD

Monk "hood, n. Etym: [Monk + -hood. ]

 

1. The character or condition of a monk. Atterbury.

 

2. Monks, regarded collectively. Longfellow.

 

MONKING

MONKING Monk "ing, a.

 

Defn: Monkish. [R.] Coleridge.

 

MONKISH

MONKISH Monk "ish, a.

 

Defn: Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- Monk "ish *ness, n.

 

MONKLY

MONKLY Monk "ly, a.

 

Defn: Like, or suitable to, a monk. [R.]

 

MONKSHOOD

MONKSHOOD Monks "hood `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

 

MONK'S SEAM

MONK'S SEAM Monk's " seam `. (Naut. )

 

Defn: An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

monk

monk |məNGk məŋk | noun a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. DERIVATIVES monk ish adjective, monk ish ly adverb, monk ish ness noun ORIGIN Old English munuc, based on Greek monakhos solitary, from monos alone.

 

Monk, Thelonious

Monk, Thelonious |məNGk ˈməŋk | (1917 –82 ), US jazz pianist and composer; a founder of the bebop style in the early 1940s; full name Thelonious Sphere Monk. Notable compositions: Round Midnight, ” “Straight, No Chaser, and Well, You Needn't.

 

monkery

monk er y |ˈməNGkərē ˈməŋkəri | noun derogatory monasticism. a monastery.

 

monkey

mon key |ˈməNGkē ˈməŋki | noun ( pl. monkeys ) 1 a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries. [Families Cebidae and Callitrichidae (or Callithricidae ) (New World monkeys, with prehensile tails ), and Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys, without prehensile tails ).] (in general use ) any primate. a mischievous person, esp. a child: where have you been, you little monkey! a person who is dominated or controlled by another (with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ grinder ). 2 a pile-driving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove. verb ( monkeys, monkeying, monkeyed ) [ no obj. ] (monkey around /about ) behave in a silly or playful way. (monkey with ) tamper with: don't monkey with that lock! [ with obj. ] archaic ape; mimic. PHRASES make a monkey of (or out of ) someone humiliate someone by making them appear ridiculous. a monkey on one's back informal a burdensome problem. a dependence on drugs. DERIVATIVES mon key ish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin, perhaps from Low German.

 

monkey bars

mon key bars plural noun a piece of playground equipment consisting of a horizontally mounted overhead ladder, from which children may swing.

 

monkey bread

mon key bread noun the baobab tree or its fruit.

 

monkey business

mon key busi ness |ˈməŋki ˌbɪznɪs | noun informal mischievous or deceitful behavior.

 

monkey flower

mon key flow er noun a plant of boggy ground, having yellow or red tubular, often spotted flowers. [Genus Mimulus, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular M. guttatus. ]

 

monkey jacket

mon key jack et noun a short, close-fitting jacket worn by sailors or waiters or by officers in their mess.

 

monkey nut

mon ¦key nut noun Brit. a peanut.

 

monkey orange

mon ¦key or ¦ange noun S. African a small evergreen tree of warm climates, which bears a hard-shelled edible fruit with poisonous seeds. Genus Strychnos, family Loganiaceae: two species.

 

monkeypox

mon key pox |ˈməNGkēˌpäks ˈməŋkipɑks | noun a viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.

 

monkey puzzle

mon key puz zle |ˈməŋki ˈpəzəl |(also monkey puzzle tree ) noun an evergreen coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough, spiny, leaflike scales, native to Chile. [Araucaria araucana, family Araucariaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: said to be so named in response to a remark that an attempt to climb the tree would puzzle a monkey.

 

monkey rope

mon ¦key rope noun S. African a liana.

 

monkeyshines

mon key shines |ˈməNGkēˌSHīnz ˈməŋkiˌʃaɪnz | plural noun informal mischievous behavior.

 

monkey suit

mon key suit noun informal a man's evening dress or formal suit.

 

monkey's wedding

monkey's wed |ding noun S. African informal simultaneous rain and sunshine. ORIGIN perhaps based on Portuguese casamento de rapôsa vixen's wedding , in the same sense.

 

monkey tricks

mon ¦key tricks plural noun Brit. informal mischievous behaviour.

 

monkey wrench

mon key wrench |ˈməŋki ˌrɛntʃ | noun an adjustable wrench with large jaws that has its adjusting screw contained in the handle. verb ( monkeywrench ) [ with obj. ] informal sabotage (something ), esp. as a form of protest: (as noun monkeywrenching ) : the five defendants who received jail sentences for monkeywrenching. PHRASES a monkey wrench in the works (or schedule, plan, etc. ) a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan: even he couldn't throw a monkey wrench into the works | a cancellation can throw a real monkey wrench into the schedule. DERIVATIVES mon key wrench er noun

 

monkfish

monk fish |ˈməNGkˌfiSH ˈməŋkˌfɪʃ | noun ( pl. same or monkfishes ) a bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. [Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae. ] this fish as food. another term for goosefish, esp. when referring to the fish as food.

 

monk seal

monk seal noun a seal with a dark back and pale underside, occurring in warm waters of the northern hemisphere. [Genus Monachus, family Phocidae: two or three species, including M. tropicalis of the Caribbean and the endangered M. monachus of the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. ]

 

monkshood

monks hood |ˈməNGksˌho͝od ˈməŋkshʊd | noun an aconite with blue or purple flowers. The upper sepal of the flower covers the topmost petals, giving a hoodlike appearance. [Genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae: several species, including the North American A. uncinatum and the European A. napellus. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

monk

monk |mʌŋk | noun a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. DERIVATIVES monkish adjective, monkishly adverb, monkishness noun ORIGIN Old English munuc, based on Greek monakhos solitary , from monos alone .

 

Monk, Thelonious

Monk |mʌŋk | (1917 –82 ), American jazz pianist and composer, one of the founders of the bebop style in the early 1940s; full name Thelonious Sphere Monk. Notable compositions: Round Midnight , Straight, No Chaser , and Well, You Needn't .

 

monkery

monk |ery |ˈmʌŋkəri | noun [ mass noun ] derogatory monasticism.

 

monkey

mon ¦key |ˈmʌŋki | noun ( pl. monkeys ) 1 a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries. Families Cebidae and Callitrichidae (or Callithricidae ) (New World monkeys, often with prehensile tails ), and Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys, without prehensile tails ). (in general use ) any primate. a mischievous person, especially a child: where have you been, you little monkey! a person who is dominated or controlled by another (with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ-grinder ). 2 Brit. informal a sum of £500. 3 (also monkey engine ) a piledriving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove. verb ( monkeys, monkeying, monkeyed ) 1 [ no obj. ] (monkey about /around ) behave in a silly or playful way. (monkey with ) tamper with: don't monkey with that lock! 2 [ with obj. ] archaic ape; mimic. PHRASES as artful (or clever ) as a wagonload (or cartload ) of monkeys Brit. informal extremely clever or mischievous. make a monkey of (or out of ) someone humiliate someone by making them appear ridiculous. a monkey on one's back informal a burdensome problem. a dependence on drugs. not give (or care ) a monkey's Brit. informal be completely indifferent or unconcerned: he doesn't give a monkey's what we think about him. DERIVATIVES monkeyish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin, perhaps from Low German.

 

monkey bars

mon ¦key bars plural noun a piece of playground equipment consisting of a horizontally mounted overhead ladder, from which children may swing.

 

monkey bread

mon key bread noun the baobab tree or its fruit.

 

monkey business

mon ¦key busi |ness noun [ mass noun ] informal mischievous or deceitful behaviour.

 

monkey engine

mon ¦key en ¦gine noun see monkey ( sense 3 of the noun ).

 

monkey flower

mon ¦key flower noun a plant of boggy ground, having yellow or red flowers which resemble snapdragons. Genus Mimulus, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular M. guttatus.

 

monkey jacket

mon ¦key jacket noun a short, close-fitting jacket worn by sailors or waiters or by officers in their mess.

 

monkey nut

mon ¦key nut noun Brit. a peanut.

 

monkey orange

mon ¦key or ¦ange noun S. African a small evergreen tree of warm climates, which bears a hard-shelled edible fruit with poisonous seeds. Genus Strychnos, family Loganiaceae: two species.

 

monkeypox

mon key pox |ˈməNGkēˌpäks ˈməŋkipɑks | noun a viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.

 

monkey puzzle

monkey puzzle (also monkey puzzle tree ) noun an evergreen coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough spiny leaf-like scales, native to Chile. Araucaria araucana, family Araucariaceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: said to be so named in response to a remark that an attempt to climb the tree would puzzle a monkey.

 

monkey rope

mon ¦key rope noun S. African a liana.

 

monkeyshines

monkey |shines |ˈmʌŋkɪʃʌɪnz | plural noun informal North American term for monkey tricks.

 

monkey suit

mon ¦key suit noun informal a man's evening dress or formal suit.

 

monkey's wedding

monkey's wed |ding noun S. African informal simultaneous rain and sunshine. ORIGIN perhaps based on Portuguese casamento de rapôsa vixen's wedding , in the same sense.

 

monkey tricks

mon ¦key tricks plural noun Brit. informal mischievous behaviour.

 

monkey wrench

mon ¦key wrench noun an adjustable spanner with large jaws which has its adjusting screw located in the jaw that is fixed. verb ( monkey-wrench ) [ with obj. ] informal sabotage (something ), especially as a form of protest. PHRASES a monkey wrench in the works see work. DERIVATIVES monkey-wrencher noun

 

monkfish

monk |fish |ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ | noun ( pl. same or monkfishes ) 1 a bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae. 2 see angel shark. 3 [ mass noun ] the monkfish or angel shark as food. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from monk and fish 1 (from the supposed resemblance of the head of the fish to that of a cowled monk ).

 

monk seal

monk seal noun a seal with a dark back and pale underside, occurring in warm waters of the northern hemisphere. Genus Monachus, family Phocidae: two or three species, including the endangered M. monachus of the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.

 

monkshood

monks |hood |ˈmʌŋkshʊd | noun an aconite with blue or purple flowers. Genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae: several species, including the European A. napellus and the North American A. uncinatum.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

monk

monk noun the monks teach a class in organic gardening: brother, religious, cenobite, contemplative, mendicant; friar; abbot, prior; novice, oblate, postulant; lama, marabout. WORD LINKS monastic relating to a monk Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

monkey

monkey noun 1 the monkeys scampered up the trees: simian, primate, ape. 2 you little monkey! See rascal. PHRASES make a monkey (out ) of she made a monkey out of Clark in front of his friends: make someone look foolish, make a fool of, make a laughingstock of, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at. monkey with don't monkey with those switches: tamper with, fiddle with, interfere with, meddle with, tinker with, play with; informal mess with. WORD LINKS primatology the branch of zoology concerned with monkeys and apes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

monkey business

monkey business noun informal they better not try any monkey business when Ms. Bergdahl is around: mischief, misbehavior, mischievousness, devilry, devilment, tomfoolery; dishonesty, trickery, chicanery, skulduggery; informal shenanigans, funny business, hanky-panky, monkeyshines.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

monk

monk noun brother, male member of a religious order, religious, contemplative; friar; abbot, prior; novice, oblate, postulant; Benedictine, Black Monk, Cluniac, Carthusian, Cistercian, White Monk, Culdee; Buddhism lama, talapoin; Islam marabout; historical mendicant; rare cenobite, cloisterer, religioner, religieux. WORD LINKS monk monastic relating to a monk Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

monkey

monkey noun 1 simian, primate, ape. 2 where have you been, you little monkey! rascal, imp, wretch, mischief-maker, devil, rogue; informal scamp, scallywag, horror, tyke, monster; Brit. informal perisher; N. Amer. informal varmint, hellion; informal, dated rip; Brit. informal, dated pickle; archaic scapegrace, rapscallion. PHRASES make a monkey (out ) of make someone look a fool, make someone look foolish, make a fool of, make a laughing stock of, ridicule, deride, make fun of, poke fun at; set someone up, play a trick on. verb informal PHRASES monkey about /around we were just monkeying around upstairs: fool about /around, play about /around, clown about /around, fiddle-faddle, footle about /around; informal mess about /around, horse about /around, lark (about /around ), screw around, puddle about /around; Brit. informal muck about /around, fanny about /around; Brit. vulgar slang piss about /around, arse about /around, bugger about /around. monkey with don't monkey with that lock: tamper with, fiddle with, interfere with, meddle with, tinker with, touch /handle without permission, play with, fool with, trifle with; informal mess with, dick around with; Brit. informal muck about /around with. WORD LINKS monkey simian relating to monkeys troop collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

monkey business

monkey business noun informal if they try any monkey business with me they'll soon find out who's in charge: mischief, misbehaviour, mischievousness, devilry, devilment, rascality, tomfoolery; dishonesty, trickery, misconduct, misdemeanour, chicanery, skulduggery; informal shenanigans, funny business, hanky-panky, goings-on; Brit. informal monkey tricks, carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery; N. Amer. informal monkeyshines.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

monk

monk /mʌŋk / (! mo-は //) 〖語源は 「1人 (mono )で暮す人 」〗名詞 s /-s /C 修道士 〘カトリック教会で修道誓願 (monastic vows )を立て, 俗界から離れて修道院 (monastery )で生活する男性; friar , nun ; ▸ a Buddhist monk 仏教僧 .~́ 's cl th モンクスクロス 〘カーテン用の厚い綿織物; もとは修道士の服 〙.m nk ish 形容詞 修道士の [に似た ]; 修道士じみた [らしい ], 坊主くさい .m nk ish ly 副詞 m nk ish ness 名詞

 

monkey

mon key /mʌ́ŋki / (! -o-は /ʌ /) 〖中世の動物寓話に登場するMartin the Apeの息子の名Monekeより 〗名詞 s /-z /C 1 サル 〘普通尾の長い小形のもの; ape Monkey see, monkey do .⦅話 ⦆(ばかなことでも )見るとすぐまねをしたがる 2 ⦅くだけて ⦆通例 形容詞 の後で 〗いたずらっ子 Are you defying me, you little monkey ?私に逆らっているの, このいたずらっ子め 3 ⦅英俗 ⦆500ポンド .4 ⦅英俗 ⦆(背中の )大きなこぶ .5 (くい打ち用の )落としづち, くい打ち機 (monkey engine ).a [the ] m nkey on one's b ck 1 ⦅米 くだけて ⦆麻薬中毒 .2 やっかいなこと [問題 ].d n't [c uldn't ] give a m nkey's (sh t [b m, f rt ])⦅英俗 ⦆ «…について » 関心がない, 屁 (へ ) とも思わない «about » (!don't, couldn't以外も使われる ) .g t a [the ] m nkey off A's b ck A 〈人 〉のやっかいな問題を取り除く [解決する ].I'll be a m nkey's ncle!⦅話 やや古 ⦆これは驚いた .m ke a m nkey (out ) of A ⦅話 ⦆A 〈人 〉を笑いものにする .動詞 自動詞 1 ⦅くだけて ⦆ふざける , (うるさく )遊び回る (around , ⦅英 ⦆about ).2 【使い方がよくわからない物などを 】いじくる , さわる (around , ⦅英 ⦆about ) «with » Stop monkeying around with the computer .コンピュータをいじくるのはやめなさい ~́ b rs 1 ⦅米 ⦆〖複数扱い 〗雲梯 (うんてい )〘小学校などにある遊具 〙.2 ⦅英 ⦆肋木 ろくぼく (wall bars ) 〘器械体操の用具 〙.~́ b siness ⦅くだけて ⦆不誠実で愚かな行い ; いたずら ; いんちき .~́ j cket (ぴったりした )短い上着 〘以前水夫が着た; 猿回しの猿の上着に似ていたため 〙.~́ n t ⦅英 くだけて ⦆peanut 1 .~́ p zzle 〘植 〙チリスギ 〘チリ原産; とげのある葉が密生していてサルも登れない 〙.~́ s it ⦅やや古 おどけて ⦆(黒の )正装用の服 ; 礼服 ; タキシード .~́ tr cks ⦅英 くだけて ⦆monkey business .~́ wr nch 1 ⦅米 ⦆モンキー (レンチ ), 自在スパナ .2 ⦅米 くだけて ⦆じゃま throw a (monkey ) wrench in [into ] the works 計画をじゃまする

 

monkey-in-the-middle

m nkey-in-the-m ddle 名詞 U ⦅米 ⦆モンキーインザミドル 〘3人でする遊び; 2人が投げ合うボールを間に立って取ろうとする 〙.

 

monkeyshine

m nkey sh ne 名詞 C ⦅米話 ⦆通例 s 〗(悪い )いたずら, 悪ふざけ ; インチキ ; トリック .