ma·nip·u·late /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/
 (vt.)操縱,利用,操作,應付,假造


 ma·nip·u·late /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/ 及物動詞
 操作,處理


 manipulate
 操作


 Ma·nip·u·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manipulated p. pr. & vb. n. Manipulating ]
 1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus.
 2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns; to manipulate the stock market.


 Ma·nip·u·late, v. i. To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.

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 manipulate
      v 1: influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated
           public opinion in his favor" [syn: pull strings, {pull
           wires]
      2: hold something in one's hands and move it
      3: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
         "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, fake, falsify, cook,
          wangle, misrepresent]
      4: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: rig]
      5: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually
         to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a
         very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow
         up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line";
         "she keeps in line" [syn: keep in line, control]
      6: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed