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

• 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。
• 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。
• Some jockeys and horses are born for the track.
  有些骑师和赛马就是为比赛而生的。
• a more intelligent and articulate breed of disc jockeys, typified by university graduate Simon Mayo.
  更机智、更有口才的一类电台音乐主持人，以大学毕业生西蒙·梅奥为代表
• 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。
• 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。
• Nineteen persons, including two jockeys of the Hong Kong Jockey club, were arrested in connection with an investigation into horse race rigging and illegal bookmaking activities allegedly facilitated by corruption.
  廉政公署拘捕十九名人士，包括香港赛马会两名骑师，怀疑他们参与涉及贪污的造马及非法经营外围马活动。
• I had no3D skills and no job because all the design firms were only hiring CAD jockeys at that time.
  我不会3维技术，找不到工作，因为那时候所有的设计公司只要软件高人。
• The desk jockeys at our place don't get paid very well.
  我们那里坐办公室的职员薪水不高。
• And when disc jockeys speed up or slow down songs, they alter the frequency profiles that Shazam relies on.
  而且，音乐节目主持人有时会让歌曲加快或放慢，这就会改变沙札姆所仰赖的频率特性。