jockeyed
past simple and past participle ofjockey
| 单词 | jockeyed |
| 释义 | jockeyed past simple and past participle ofjockey jockey verb[I] uk/ˈdʒɒk.i/us/ˈdʒɑː.ki/toattemptto getpoweror get into abetterpositionthan otherpeopleusing anymethodsyou can: Since thedeathof thepresident,oppositionpartiesand thearmyhave been jockeyingforpower. As thesingercame onstage, thephotographersjockeyedforpositionat thefrontof thehall. Competing and contending (non-sporting)
Phrasal verbjockeysomeoneintosomething Examplesofjockeyedjockeyed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Severaljockeyedfor position; everyone contributed to both texts. From theCambridge English Corpus Sub-divisional chiefsjockeyedto be divisional chiefs. From theCambridge English Corpus Divisional chiefs, anxious to secure and aggrandize their powers, created new hierarchies, reinvented rituals of union andjockeyedfor representation on councils and tribunals. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the evidence reveals that local elites and rural communitiesjockeyedfor respect and political entitlement through the manipulation of the symbolic capital of the conqueror. From theCambridge English Corpus Usually when that happens we are beingjockeyedinto a position in which we should not find ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is different from beingjockeyedinto the position of saying what we would do at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He should not be put there andjockeyedinto office by particular sections of the organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a matter of fact we have been driven, orjockeyedinto a fight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyhow we werejockeyedout of our rights in the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that another year he will see that we are notjockeyedout of the rights we possess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there much chance of the miner beingjockeyed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are beingjockeyedinto an agreement without adequate time for consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that we have been ratherjockeyedin this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The members have disputed; they have even wrangled; they have certainlyjockeyedfor position; but none has opted out, and none has sought to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that we may bejockeyedin the same way now, unless we have some assurance that this matter will be put right elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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