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。
• Hong Kong Jockey Club was founded in1884.
  ***成立于1884年。
• Welcome to the Hong Kong Jockey club, media communication system.
  欢迎使用***的传媒通讯系统。
• Ride a race-horse as a professional jockey.
  作为职业赛马骑师骑马。
• 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。
• We tend to be more about the jockey than the horse.
  我们倾向于去做骑师而不是马。
• In1999, Mr Yip satisfactorily completed the Certificate in Racehorse Management offered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
  一九九九年，叶楚航完成了由***提供的竞赛马匹管理证书课程，成绩优良。
• Now it seems that he has carried off the prize awarded by the Jockey Club.
  现在似乎又是他夺去了骑士俱乐部所赠的锦标！
• Do you think you can jockey them into accepting our offer?
  你觉得能说服他们接受我们的提议吗？
• Another popular spectator sport, which is kings, is horse-racing, which is controlled by the Jockey Club.
  另一种以特大型运动著称的流行观赏运动是赛马，这种比赛由赛马总会控制。