| 词汇 | jockeying |
| 释义 | jockeying present 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 jockeyingjockeying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A familiar notion, again, is that a national political system can be stimulated by the permanent jockeying for position among party elites. On the arrival of new guests, a general jockeying and rearrangement of seating took place in accordance with age precedence. Not surprisingly ci-devant noble families started jockeying for positions in exactly the way that they had before 1789, by emphasizing their tradition of service. Equilibrium strategies and the value of information in a two line queuing system with threshold jockeying. Moreover, when a leadership remains unchanged for many years, disagreements among the individual leaders become a jockeying for position rather than a real political confrontation. Political decision makers themselves take this jockeying into account, and design their policies accordingly. But other labor organizations were also jockeying for this position. Unfortunately, the opening declaration was indicative of the kind of political jockeying for position that was to take place at the conference. There will always be jockeying for advantage among competitive broadcasters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that there will be a lot of jockeying and discussions before there is again a ban on tests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The horse-trading for office would mean that implementing crucial manifesto commitments would take second place to jockeying for positions of power and influence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a lot of jockeying for position on the question of abolition of tests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same jockeying for position that has gone on for the last half century is going on there to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fear that such a step would mean more jockeying for position and a further moving about of personnel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In shire county halls, all three parties are jockeying for position. 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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