English Dictionary

manipulate

IPA（発音記号）

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

動詞

他動詞 古風 自動詞

(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands / (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

日本語の意味

1. 手で何かを操作・操作する、または配置し操作すること。 / 2. 影響を与え、管理し、統制する、または関与すること。

She learned to manipulate the delicate clockwork parts with steady fingers.

彼女は繊細な時計部品を指先で丁寧に操作することを学んだ。

意味（1）

(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

意味（2）

(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

意味（3）

(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose

意味（4）

(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use

意味（5）

(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

manipulates （ present singular third-person ）

manipulating （ participle present ）

manipulated （ participle past ）

manipulated （ past ）