猴在中国传统的十二生肖中排名第九位。而下次的猴年将会是2028年。

猴年一定要说说“猴”，今天一起来学学与与Mokey有关的短语吧。

【Monkey】释义：

1. N-COUNT A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. 猴子

2. N-COUNT If you refer to a child as a monkey, you are saying in an affectionate way that he or she is very lively and naughty. 淘气鬼情感

She's such a little monkey.

她是这么个小淘气。

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1. [美国口语]胡闹，捣蛋；恶作剧；嘲弄；闲荡，鬼混 (about，around):

The boys were monkeying about in the playground, and one of them got hurt.

孩子们在操场上打闹，其中一个受了伤。

2. 摆弄，胡弄(with):

You will break the TV if you don't stop monkeying about with it.

你这样瞎弄，要把电视机弄坏的。

相关短语：

1. monkey business [美国俚语]不道德的行为；欺骗的行为；无聊的行为；愚蠢的行为；恶作剧；顽皮的行为

2. monkey's allowance 非人的待遇；虐待

3. monkey tricks 恶作剧；令人讨厌的行为

4. a monkey on one's back [美国俚语]有吸毒瘾；因吸毒而背上的经济(或精神)包袱；有无法承受的负担

5. a monkey with a long tail 抵押

6. as tricky as a monkey 像猴子一样诡计多端，非常狡猾

7. be more trouble than a cartload of monkeys 见trouble

8.cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey [俚语、粗俗语](天气)冷得要命

9. get someone's monkey up =put someone's monkey up [英国口语]生气，发怒，冒火

10. get the monkey off [美国俚语]戒除吸毒恶习

11. get the monkey off one's (或someone's) back [美国俚语]解除自己(或某人)的负担

12. have a monkey on a house (或 up the chimney) 以房产作抵押

13.I'll be (或 I am) a monkey's uncle! [口语](表示惊奇)天哪!哎呀!真想不到!

14. little (或 young) monkey [戏谑语]小捣蛋，小淘气

15. make a monkey (out) of someone [口语]使某人出丑，耍弄(或愚弄，戏弄，嘲弄)某人

16. not to give (或 care) a monkey's (fuck) [俚语、粗俗语]一点都不在乎，完全无所谓

17. one's monkey is up [俚语]生气、发怒

18. put someone's monkey up [英国俚语、口语]使某人生气，激怒某人，触怒某人

19. suck the monkey [航海俚语] 1.自瓶中饮酒；用椰子壳装酒喝；用麦秆(或吸管)插入酒桶吸饮

20. take the monkey off one's (或 someone's)back =get the monkey off one's (或someone's) back

21. with one's monkey up [英国口语]生气，发怒

这些短语，你都记住了吗？