jockeys

英 [ˈdʒɒkiz]

美 [ˈdʒɑːkiz]

n.  (尤指职业的)赛马骑师
v.  耍各种手腕获取; 运用手段谋取
jockey的第三人称单数和复数

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

• Bribery, especially the bribing of disc jockeys to promote records.
  贿赂贿赂，尤指贿赂流行音乐节目主持人以促销唱片。
• This is why I say girls can never be good jockeys.
  这就是我说的为什么女孩子永远成不了好骑师。
• Just like those head-pumped cabbies and piano jockeys, you can build up various areas of your brain by putting them to work.
  像你通过做脑筋急转弯和弹钢琴，也能在你大脑中建立不同区域。
• Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races
  职业赛马骑师禁止对赛马结果下注。
• You know, there are a lot of night people among newspaper men and disc jockeys.
  你知道的，很多新闻工作者和音乐节目主持人都是夜猫子。
• The figure marks an important milestone for the Japanese carmaker as it jockeys with global rivals for position in the industry's race for more fuel-efficient, lower-emission cars.
  对这家日本汽车制造商而言，这个数字标志着一个重要的里程碑。目前，该公司正与全球竞争对手争相开发更高能效、更低排放的汽车。
• The screech of modems is pure joy for these computer jockeys.
  调制解调器刺耳的声音对这些电脑操作人员纯粹是一种乐趣。
• Two jockeys were thrown in the second race.
  有两个骑师在第二场赛马时摔了下来。
• Why are disc jockeys so called?
  “唱片师”这个名称是怎么来的？
• Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys 'title race
  理查德·邓伍迪在职业赛马骑师冠军赛中领先其他选手。