"monkey around" in Chinese (Traditional)
胡鬧搗蛋
Definition
在無聊或不重要的事情上浪費時間；以頑皮或調皮的方式行事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式用語，常帶輕鬆或開玩笑語氣。常用於要求別人不要再胡鬧；要正經一點。不是字面意思的「猴子」，而是調皮或玩鬧的行為。
Examples
Stop monkeying around and finish your homework.
別再**胡鬧**了，快把作業做完。
The kids monkeyed around in the backyard all afternoon.
孩子們整個下午都在後院**胡鬧**。
If you monkey around with that machine, you might break it.
如果你**亂動**那臺機器，可能會弄壞。
They spent the meeting just monkeying around instead of getting things done.
他們開會時只是**胡鬧**，什麼都沒完成。
Quit monkeying around—we're late already!
別再**胡鬧**了——我們已經遲到了！
He loves to monkey around with gadgets and see how they work.
他喜歡**亂鼓搗**小工具，想看它們是怎麼運作的。