manipulate
- v. 操纵, 操控
- v. 操作
- Definition
- v. to control or influence someone or something cleverly, often unfairly
- v. to handle or operate something skillfully with your hands
- Example
- He tried to manipulate the results to look better.
- 他试图操纵结果，让它看起来更好看。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to control or influence something (verb).
比较义项：控制，操纵（动词）。
- control
Neutral, general word for directing or having power over something (emotions, situations, people, machines); no implication of trickery.
中性、通用的词，指掌控或支配某事物（情绪、局面、人、机器等），不含欺骗意味。
She learned to control her fear before speaking in public.
在公开演讲前，她学会了控制自己的恐惧。
- manipulate 本词
Implies controlling or influencing someone cleverly and often dishonestly, usually with a negative connotation about the person's motives.
暗示以巧妙甚至不正当的手段控制或影响某人，通常带有负面色彩，暗指动机不良。
The salesman knew exactly how to manipulate customers into buying more.
那个销售员很清楚如何操纵顾客让他们买得更多。
Both mean to have power over something. Control is neutral, used for emotions, situations, people, or machines. Manipulate means controlling someone cleverly, often dishonestly, with a negative sense about that person's motives; manipulate meaning 'skillfully operate a machine' is not compared here.
这两个词在“支配、左右某事物”这一义项上接近，但语气不同：control 是中性词，指掌控局面、情绪或他人，不带褒贬；manipulate 则暗示手法巧妙、常带欺骗或不正当意味，多用于负面语境。这里不比较 manipulate“（熟练地）操作、摆弄机器”等其他义项。