manipulate

verb

1. （暗中）控制，操纵，影响
   to control or influence sb/sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
   1. She uses her charm to manipulate people.
      她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。
   2. As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
      身为一位政客，他知道如何左右公众舆论。
   3. They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
      他们设法促使我们答应了提供帮助。
2. （熟练地）操作，使用
   to control or use sth in a skilful way
   1. to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
      熟练地操纵机器的排挡和变速杆
   2. Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
      计算机在处理信息方面效率极高。
3. 正骨；治疗脱臼
   to move a person's bones or joints into the correct position

1. VERB 摆布，操纵，控制(他人)
   If you say that someone manipulates people, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to do what they want.
   1. He is a very difficult character. He manipulates people...
      他是个极难对付的角色，总是把人玩弄于股掌之间。
   2. She's always borrowing my clothes and manipulating me to give her vast sums of money...
      她老是向我借衣服，还千方百计地要我给她大笔大笔的钱。
   3. They'll have kids who are two, three, who are manipulating them into buying toys.
      他们会碰到两三岁的孩子缠着他们买玩具。
2. VERB 摆布，操纵，处理(事件或局势)
   If you say that someone manipulates an event or situation, you disapprove of them because they use or control it for their own benefit, or cause it to develop in the way they want.
   1. She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events...
      她仅有一次没能控制和处理好局势。
   2. They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft.
      他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。
3. VERB 操作; 使用
   If you manipulate something that requires skill, such as a complicated piece of equipment or a difficult idea, you operate it or process it.
   1. The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer...
      这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。
   2. The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker...
      利兹·沃克熟练地操纵着木偶。
   3. His mind moves in quantum leaps, manipulating ideas and jumping on to new ones as soon as he can.
      他的脑子飞快地转着，分析着各种想法，还不时冒出新的点子来。
4. VERB 使脱臼复位;用推拿术治疗
   If someone manipulates your bones or muscles, they skilfully move and press them with their hands in order to push the bones into their correct position or make the muscles less stiff.
   1. The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.
      他为我的腿实施的推拿术治疗对我的关节炎大有好处。

1. Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process.
   科学家们很快将能通过操控人类基因来控制衰老过程。
2. He is a very difficult character. He manipulates people
   他是个极难对付的角色，总是把人玩弄于股掌之间。
3. She's always borrowing my clothes and manipulating me to give her vast sums of money
   她老是向我借衣服，还千方百计地要我给她大笔大笔的钱。
4. They'll have kids who are two, three, who are manipulating them into buying toys.
   他们会碰到两三岁的孩子缠着他们买玩具。
5. She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events
   她仅有一次没能控制和处理好局势。
6. They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft.
   他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。
7. The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer
   这项技术使用一支笔来操作电脑。
8. The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker
   利兹·沃克熟练地操纵着木偶。
9. His mind moves in quantum leaps, manipulating ideas and jumping on to new ones as soon as he can.
   他的脑子飞快地转着，分析着各种想法，还不时冒出新的点子来。
10. The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.
    他为我的腿实施的推拿术治疗对我的关节炎大有好处。
11. Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to manipulate, to obfuscate, and to mislead.
    麦克唐纳相信这样的信息可以用来操纵舆论，蒙蔽误导。
12. Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools.
    原始人很快就学会了使用工具。
13. Over the nine-month duration of the experiment, the youngsters did indeed learn how to manipulate the joystick and buttons.
    在历时九个月的实验期间，儿童确实学会了如何操作摇杆与按键。
14. You can use XPath and EXSLT Java functions to easily manipulate, evaluate, and format data.
    可以使用XPath和EXSLTJava函数轻松地操作、评估和格式化数据。
15. Joda-Time makes time and date values easy to manage, manipulate, and understand.
    Joda-Time令时间和日期值变得易于管理、操作和理解。
16. The script might generate data, start and stop system services, or manipulate files and directories.
    脚本可以生成数据，启动和停止系统服务，或者操作文件和目录。
17. Once you have the object, you can manipulate it just like any other JavaScript object.
    一但有了这个对象，就可以像操纵其他JavaScript对象一样操纵它了。
18. Once the Image object is obtained, it can be manipulated& so you can manipulate the icon itself.
    一旦获得了Image对象，就可以对其进行操作，所以可以操纵图标本身。
19. Closures provide a compact, natural way to create and manipulate parameterized computations.
    闭包为创建和操纵参数化的计算提供了一种紧凑、自然的方式。
20. You learned how to create QueryPath objects, traverse documents, and manipulate content.
    您学习了如何创建QueryPath对象、遍历文档和操纵内容。
21. Strings in Ruby are a powerful way to hold, compare, and manipulate textual data.
    Ruby中的String是容纳、比较和操作文本数据的一种强大方法。
22. I can manipulate the metal in this.
    我能控制这里面的金属。
23. Used to examine and manipulate processes.
    用于检查和操作进程。
24. You've finally recognized your partner as an individual who needs to control and manipulate you.
    你终于认识到了你的伴侣是一个需要控制和操纵你的人。
25. And manipulate her ability to interact with other people.
    操纵她和其他人接触的能力。
26. You can also create your own collections to organize and manipulate objects.
    也可以创建自己的集合以组织和操作对象。
27. Earth science relies on software to prepare, distribute, access, manipulate and analyze data.
    地球科学研究中数据的准备、分发、访问、处理和分析都依赖于计算机软件。
28. So they created the Dark City, to observe and manipulate the unwitting humans.
    因此，他们创造了黑暗中的城市，去观察和操纵不知情的人。
29. Do you know how CNN and BBC manipulate the photos? I know now.
    你知道CNN和BBC的照片是怎么做的吗。我可是知道了。
30. DBMS allows users to create, maintain, and manipulate.
    用户可以用DBMS来建立，维护和操纵数据库。

verb

1. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

2. hold something in one's hands and move it

3. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
   1. She manipulates her boss
   2. She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up
   3. The teacher knew how to keep the class in line
   4. she keeps in line

   Synonym:    keep in linecontrol

4. manipulate in a fraudulent manner
   1. rig prices

   Synonym:    rig

5. influence or control shrewdly or deviously
   1. He manipulated public opinion in his favor

   Synonym:    pull stringspull wires

6. tamper, with the purpose of deception
   1. Fudge the figures
   2. cook the books
   3. falsify the data

   Synonym:    fudgefakefalsifycookwanglemisrepresent