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jockey n. 赛马的骑师； 驾驶员； 操作工vt. 骑马； 驾驶（操作）； 瞒骗； 骗人使做 ...vi. 当骑士骑马； 运用手段谋利 (1) 在阿联酋迪拜举办的一次比赛中，一匹被机器人驾驶的骆驼正口吐白沫。(2) 沿着这条国道的两条尘土飞扬的车道穿梭来往着当地的卡车和公交车，以及台湾和香港投资者中的金融家所驾驶的卡迪拉克轿车。 Jockeys, usually male, are always small people, weighing less than 120 pounds and generally standing no more than five feet five inches tall. This keeps the horses' total weight light, allowing them to run faster. When jockey is used as a verb, it means "to struggle or compete," like when politicians jockey for dominance or kids jockey to be the first in line for a bouncy house. Jockey was originally a Scottish word for "boy."

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英 ['dʒɒki] 美 ['dʒɑːki] (1) A camel foams at the mouth as he is whipped by a robot jockey during a race at Nad al-Sheba in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.(2) Along its two dusty lanes, local trucks and buses jockey with Cadillacs driven by financiers from Taiwan and Hong Kong investors. During a horse race, the riders are called jockeys. Being a jockey is an excellent career choice for someone small. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]赛马骑师 A jockey is someone who rides a horse in a race. 2[VERB 动词]耍各种手腕获取；用尽手段谋取 If you say that someone is jockeying for something, 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.   [V for n]  [V to-inf]  [V inflects]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。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。If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.抢占有利位置

英语单词	jockey
英美音标	英 ['dʒɒki] 美 ['dʒɑːki]
中文释义	n. 赛马的骑师；驾驶员；操作工 vt. 骑马；驾驶（操作）；瞒骗；骗人使做 ... vi. 当骑士骑马；运用手段谋利
英语例句	(1) A camel foams at the mouth as he is whipped by a robot jockey during a race at Nad al-Sheba in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (2) Along its two dusty lanes, local trucks and buses jockey with Cadillacs driven by financiers from Taiwan and Hong Kong investors.
中文例句	(1) 在阿联酋迪拜举办的一次比赛中，一匹被机器人驾驶的骆驼正口吐白沫。 (2) 沿着这条国道的两条尘土飞扬的车道穿梭来往着当地的卡车和公交车，以及台湾和香港投资者中的金融家所驾驶的卡迪拉克轿车。
vocabulary简明	During a horse race, the riders are called jockeys. Being a jockey is an excellent career choice for someone small.
vocabulary扩展	Jockeys, usually male, are always small people, weighing less than 120 pounds and generally standing no more than five feet five inches tall. This keeps the horses' total weight light, allowing them to run faster. When jockey is used as a verb, it means "to struggle or compete," like when politicians jockey for dominance or kids jockey to be the first in line for a bouncy house. Jockey was originally a Scottish word for "boy."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]赛马骑师 A jockey is someone who rides a horse in a race. 2 [VERB 动词]耍各种手腕获取；用尽手段谋取 If you say that someone is jockeying for something, 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. [V for n] [V to-inf] [V inflects] 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。 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。 If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.抢占有利位置

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