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单词 jockey
释义
jockey
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒɒk.i/us
/ˈdʒɑː.ki/

jockeynoun[C](ON HORSE)

apersonwhosejobisridinghorsesinraces:
职业赛马骑师
achampionjockey职业赛马冠军骑手
picture of jockey
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Horse racing
  • Arab
  • Arabian
  • bloodstock
  • dark horse
  • derby
  • exacta
  • faller
  • going
  • horse racing
  • hurdler
  • race meeting
  • racehorse
  • racing
  • sloppy
  • stable
  • stake
  • starter
  • steeplechase
  • turf
  • unplaced
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jockeynoun[C](JOB/INTEREST)

mainlyUSinformal
apersonwhosejobinvolvesthe use of aparticulardevice,vehicle,object, etc., or who is veryinterestedin aparticularthing:
（设备、车辆、物件的）操作者；对…非常感兴趣的人
adeskjockey案牍工作的人
acomputerjockey计算机操作员
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enthusiasts
  • -aholic
  • -oholic
  • aficionado
  • anorak
  • armchair
  • audiophile
  • enthusiast
  • faddist
  • fan favourite
  • fanatic
  • fanboy
  • nerd
  • numismatist
  • otaku
  • people watcher
  • philatelist
  • ultra
  • watcher
  • Whovian
  • zealot
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jockey
verb[I]
uk
/ˈdʒɒk.i/us
/ˈdʒɑː.ki/
toattemptto getpoweror get into abetterpositionthan otherpeopleusing anymethodsyou can:
运用各种手段谋利
Since thedeathof thepresident,oppositionpartiesand thearmyhave been jockeyingforpower.总统死后，各反对党和军队一直在争权夺利。
As thesingercame onstage, thephotographersjockeyedforpositionat thefrontof thehall.歌星一上台，摄影师就在演播厅前部争抢位置。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
  • be one up onsomeoneidiom
  • bid
  • cat
  • catchup
  • chancer
  • close-run
  • competition
  • contest
  • dare
  • go in forsomething
  • go toe to toeidiom
  • hyper-competitive
  • in the gameidiom
  • intercollegiate
  • runsomeonecloseidiom
  • runners and ridersidiom
  • showing
  • slugfest
  • snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
  • toe
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Phrasal verb

jockeysomeoneintosomething
(Definition ofjockeyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

jockey| American Dictionary

jockey
noun[C]
us
/ˈdʒɑk·i/

jockeynoun[C](HORSE RIDER)

apersonwhosejobisridinghorsesinraces
jockey
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈdʒɑk·i/

jockeyverb[I always + adv/prep](GET ADVANTAGE)

toattempttoobtainpoweror get into a moreadvantageouspositionthan otherpeopleby using anymethodsyou can:
TVnewscameramenjockeyed forpositionnear thepodium.
(Definition ofjockeyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjockey

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Such disputes were often the result of jockeying for position and power within society.
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Not surprisingly ci-devant noble families started jockeying for positions in exactly the way that they had before 1789, by emphasizing their tradition of service.
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We have to risk that chat and that jockeying for such possible coming to terms with things.
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Choices included parents, siblings, respondents themselves, friends, teachers, schoolmates, classmates, instrumental teachers and radio disc jockeys.
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Sub-divisional chiefs jockeyed to be divisional chiefs.
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Vested interests jockeyed for power.
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With good quality records and exciting live performances, artists can attract the attention of individual journalists and disc jockeys, even if they don't benefit from much daytime radio play.
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When the race/competition starts youjockeyfor position ('try to get into a more powerful or advantageous situation', such as the inside track).
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The position of balance was found by sliding thejockeyalong the potentiometer wire until the galvanometer gave no deflection when the key was depressed.
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As theyjockeyfor position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.
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In these ways, both players and teamsjockeyto improve their chances of making mutually satisfactory - and not random - arrangements.
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Authorities of the same rank mayjockeyamong themselves for greater power or influence.
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There is a lot of jockeying for position on the question of abolition of tests.
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You might just as well call together a committee of bookies and jockeys to abolish horse-racing.
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They fear that such a step would mean more jockeying for position and a further moving about of personnel.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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