操纵 (cāo zòng) — to operate; to control (a machine, device, system); to manipulate; to rig (a market, election, situation, etc.)
Definition
操纵 (cāozòng) covers both 'to operate/control' a machine and 'to manipulate/rig' a process — the second sense is usually negative (rigging elections, swaying people). Versus 操作, which is neutral and limited to running a device or system.
verb
to operateto control (a machine, device, system)to manipulateto rig (a market, election, situation, etc.)
Beispiele
- 操纵。Tā shú liàn de cāo zòng zhe zhè tái xīn jī qì.He skillfully operates this new machine.
- 操纵。Dà gōng sī jīng cháng lì yòng guǎng gào cāo zòng xiāo fèi zhě de xuǎn zé.Big companies often use advertising to manipulate consumers' choices.
- 操纵。Yǒu rén shì tú cāo zòng zhè cì xuǎn jǔ de jié guǒ.Someone tried to rig the outcome of this election.
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