jockey
UK ['dʒɒk.i] US ['dʒɑ:.ki] noun countable
■a person whose job is riding horses in races 职业赛马骑师•a champion jockey职业赛马冠军骑师
UK ['dʒɒk.i] US ['dʒɑ:.ki] verb intransitive
■to attempt to get power or get into a better position than other people using any methods you can 运用各种手段谋利•Since the death of the president, opposition parties and the army have been jockeying for power.总统死后各反对党和军队一直在争权夺利。 •As the singer came on stage, the photographers jockeyed for position at the front of the hall.歌手一上台，摄影师就在音乐厅前方争抢位置。
UK ['dʒɒk.i] US ['dʒɑ:.ki] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs jockey sb into sth
■to persuade someone to do what you want, often by deceiving them in a clever way 诱骗（某人）做…•[+ -ing verb] The bosses were eventually jockeyed into signing the union agreement.多名老板最终被哄骗在工会协议上签字。 |