jockey

英 [ˈdʒɒki]

美 [ˈdʒɑːki]

n.  (尤指职业的)赛马骑师
v.  耍各种手腕获取; 运用手段谋取

复数：jockeys　现在分词：jockeying　过去式：jockeyed　第三人称单数：jockeys　过去分词：jockeyed　

GRE

Collins.2 / BNC.5884 / COCA.9512

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指职业的）赛马骑师
  a person who rides horses in races, especially as a job

verb

• 耍各种手腕获取；运用手段谋取
  to try all possible ways of gaining an advantage over other people
  1. The runners jockeyed for position at the start.
     赛跑选手力求抢占起跑有利位置。
  2. The bands are constantly jockeying with each other for the number one spot.
     这些乐队经常相互耍手段以谋取榜首位置。

柯林斯词典

• 赛马骑师
  Ajockeyis someone who rides a horse in a race.
• VERB 耍各种手腕获取；用尽手段谋取
  If you say that someoneis jockeying forsomething, you mean that they are using whatever methods they can in order to get it or do it before their competitors can get it or do it.
  1. The rival political parties are already jockeying for power...
     相互竞争的政党已经在耍各种手段争权夺势了。
  2. Already, both sides are jockeying to belittle the other side.
     双方已经在使出浑身解数贬低对方了。

英英释义

noun

• someone employed to ride horses in horse races
• an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
  1. he's a truck jockey
  2. a computer jockey
  3. a disc jockey

verb

• ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
• defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  Synonym:cheatchouseshaftscrewchicane
• compete (for an advantage or a position)

双语例句

• The rival political parties are already jockeying for power
  相互竞争的政党已经在耍各种手段争权夺势了。
• His horse, Always a Party, was bumped early in the race and jockey Channing Hill went flying.
  他的马“永远的盛宴”在比赛刚开始时就被撞到了，骑师钱宁•希尔（ChanningHill）从马上摔了下来。
• I can always get another box jockey.
  我总能再找到一个撬箱子的。
• He jumped into a cab and told the jockey to go to the Union Station.
  他跳进一辆出租车，要司机开到联邦车站去。
• The champion jockey had an easy ride in the derby.
  得冠军的那位骑师在德比年度大赛上跑得很轻松。
• Disc Jockey ( DJ) is hired to play all kinds of music.
  他们会雇一名DJ（播音员）来播放各种各样的音乐。
• The jockey ran the horse up and down the track.
  骑师骑着马在跑道上来回奔跑。
• The jockey was shaken up when he was thrown twice from his horse yesterday
  昨天赛马骑师两次从马背上被摔下来，受惊了。
• There was once a jockey who worked with me.
  过去曾经有个跟我一起合作的骑师。
• Welcome to the Hong Kong Jockey club, media communication system.
  欢迎使用香港赛马会的传媒通讯系统。