| 词汇 | jockeyed |
| 释义 | jockeyed past simple and past participle ofjockey jockey verb[ I ] uk /ˈdʒɒk.i/ us /ˈdʒɑː.ki/ 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.歌星一上台，摄影师就在演播厅前部争抢位置。 Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive jungle pit runner runners and ridersidiom sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom snap Phrasal verbjockey someone into something Examples of jockeyedjockeyed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Several jockeyed for position; everyone contributed to both texts. Sub-divisional chiefs jockeyed to be divisional chiefs. Divisional chiefs, anxious to secure and aggrandize their powers, created new hierarchies, reinvented rituals of union and jockeyed for representation on councils and tribunals. However, the evidence reveals that local elites and rural communities jockeyed for respect and political entitlement through the manipulation of the symbolic capital of the conqueror. Usually when that happens we are being jockeyed into a position in which we should not find ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is different from being jockeyed into the position of saying what we would do at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He should not be put there and jockeyed into office by particular sections of the organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a matter of fact we have been driven, or jockeyed into a fight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyhow we were jockeyed out of our rights in the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that another year he will see that we are not jockeyed out of the rights we possess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there much chance of the miner being jockeyed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are being jockeyed into an agreement without adequate time for consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that we have been rather jockeyed in this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The members have disputed; they have even wrangled; they have certainly jockeyed for position; but none has opted out, and none has sought to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that we may be jockeyed in the same way now, unless we have some assurance that this matter will be put right elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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