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jockey noun /ˈdʒɒki/ /ˈdʒɑːki/   enlarge image- Which jockey will be riding tomorrow?明天哪位骑师出赛？
see also champion jockey, disc jockey, radio jockey, video jockeyTopics Sports: other sportsc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjectivejockey + verb- ride (something)
- win (something)
词源late 16th cent.: diminutive of Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (which was symbolic of dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.
jockey verb /ˈdʒɒki/ /ˈdʒɑːki/ [intransitive]- jockey (with somebody) (for something) | jockey (with somebody) (to do something) to try all possible ways of gaining an advantage over other people耍各种手腕获取；运用手段谋取
- The runners jockeyed for position at the start.赛跑选手一开始就力求抢占有利位置。
- 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。
- Several key figures are already jockeying to succeed the leader.几位关键人物已经在为接替这位领导人而竞争。
- The firms often adopt quite different strategies as they jockey for position.这些公司在争夺位置时，通常采用截然不同的策略。
词源late 16th cent.: diminutive of Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (which was symbolic of dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.
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