"the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"
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ADJ If you describe someone as manipulative, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to act in the way that they want. 操纵别人的 [表不满]
He described Mr. Long as cold, calculating, and manipulative.
他把朗先生描述为冷漠、有心计和善于操纵别人。
Priests, these are the bishops of the old system, have changed their name to presbyters, perhaps, and they look like revolutionaries, but they're manipulative, controlling actions haven't essentially changed at all.
牧师,这些是旧制度的主教,或许已经把名字变为长老,他们看起来像革命者,但其实他们的操纵,控制的行为并没有改变什么。
But we can also get a little manipulative.
我们也可以控制它。
If it doesn't make sense, you'll-- If it doesn't make sense or, more to the point, if it's something that you do that's foolish or makes you look manipulative or cheap, you'll distort it in your head so that it does make sense.
如果你的行为不合理,你会…,如果你的行为不合理,或者更确切的地说,如果你的行为很愚蠢,或者让你显得很攻于心计,或很廉价,你就会捏造理由说服自己这是合理的。
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