ma·nip·u·late/mə`nɪpjəˏlet; məˈnɪpjleɪt/ v [T] 1 to make someone do what you want by secretly tricking them or influencing them 〔暗中用计〕操纵，控制〔某人〕: He skilfully manipulated the media. 他巧妙地操纵媒体。 2 to skilfully control or move something 〔熟练地〕控制〔某物〕; 移动〔某物〕: the computer's ability to manipulate large quantities of data 电脑处理大量信息的能力