jockeyed

英 [ˈdʒɒkid]

美 [ˈdʒɑːkid]

v.  耍各种手腕获取; 运用手段谋取
jockey的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• He jockeyed himself into office. When the director leaves, there will be many candidates for the job.
  他施展手腕谋得了了官职。主任离职时，将有很多人谋求这个职位。
• The bourgeois politicians jockeyed about in order to establish advantageous positions within their party.
  资产阶级政客们为了要在自己政党内确立有利地位而钻营策划。
• The bosses were eventrally jockeyed into signing the uniion agreement.
  老板们最终被哄骗在工会协议上签了字。
• As the singer came on stage, the photographers jockeyed for position at the front of the hall.
  歌星登台时，摄影师们抢占大厅前部的位置。
• George was jockeyed into buying the land.
  乔治受骗，买了这块地。
• He jockeyed the poor woman out of her savings.
  他骗去了这可怜的妇人的储蓄。
• She jockeyed for a good position in her company.
  她运用手段谋取公司里的好职位。
• 1 when the singer appeared, the photographers jockeyed for position at the front of stage.
  这位歌手一出现，摄影师纷纷的挤到舞台前卡位。