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

• 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。
• Bollywood star Salman Khan is leaving no stone unturned to promote his upcoming period drama "Veer" that releases on Jan22, even if it means participating in a race with top jockeys.
  宝莱坞影星萨尔曼汗是不遗余力地推动今后一个时期的话剧“韦埃尔”，关于1月22日发布的，即使这意味着在一个顶级骑手参加比赛。
• 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。
• Two jockeys were thrown in the second race.
  有两个骑师在第二场赛马时摔了下来。
• Some jockeys and horses are born for the track.
  有些骑师和赛马就是为比赛而生的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Moreover, American disc jockeys were brought in to program American music nights.
  此外，该公司还专门邀请之声的音乐节目主持人开办美国音乐之夜。
• 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。
• 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。