manipulative

Word family noun manipulation manipulator manipulabilityadjective manipulative manipulableverb manipulate adverbmanipulatively

Related topics: Hospital

ma·nip·u·la·tive /məˈnɪpjələtɪv $ -leɪ-/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 USE A PERSONclever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want – used to show disapproval 善于控制[欺骗]他人的〔含贬义〕

She was sly, selfish, and manipulative.

她狡猾、自私，善于摆布别人。

2 technicalCONTROL relating to the ability to handle objects in a skilful way 操作的

Before a child can learn a musical instrument, he or she first needs to acquire the necessary manipulative skills.

儿童先要掌握一些必需的操作技能，然后才能学习演奏一种乐器。

3. [only before noun] technicalMH relating to the skill of moving bones and joints into the correct position 推拿正骨法的

Examples from the Corpus

manipulative• She was charming and manipulative.• Although largely neglected today, this latter function is unashamedly manipulative.• At the same time one must avoid being manipulative.• In a medical book, the psychopath is cold-blooded, premeditated, uncaring, manipulative.• How could I phrase the question so that I could distinguish between free choice and manipulative coercion?• He's self-centred, manipulative, insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.• Wary of his manipulative skills, she agreed, on her own terms.• manipulative techniques• manipulative treatment• And Tony Bumble and the staff were very, very good at what they did, very manipulative, very smart.

词汇	manipulative
释义	manipulative Word family noun manipulation manipulator manipulabilityadjective manipulative manipulableverb manipulate adverbmanipulatively Related topics: Hospital ma·nip·u·la·tive /məˈnɪpjələtɪv $ -leɪ-/ AWL adjectiveadj 1 USE A PERSONclever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want – used to show disapproval 善于控制[欺骗]他人的〔含贬义〕 She was sly, selfish, and manipulative. 她狡猾、自私，善于摆布别人。 2 technicalCONTROL relating to the ability to handle objects in a skilful way 操作的 Before a child can learn a musical instrument, he or she first needs to acquire the necessary manipulative skills. 儿童先要掌握一些必需的操作技能，然后才能学习演奏一种乐器。 3. [only before noun] technicalMH relating to the skill of moving bones and joints into the correct position 推拿正骨法的 Examples from the Corpus manipulative• She was charming and manipulative.• Although largely neglected today, this latter function is unashamedly manipulative.• At the same time one must avoid being manipulative.• In a medical book, the psychopath is cold-blooded, premeditated, uncaring, manipulative.• How could I phrase the question so that I could distinguish between free choice and manipulative coercion?• He's self-centred, manipulative, insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.• Wary of his manipulative skills, she agreed, on her own terms.• manipulative techniques• manipulative treatment• And Tony Bumble and the staff were very, very good at what they did, very manipulative, very smart.
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