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

• 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。
• 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。
• This is why I say girls can never be good jockeys.
  这就是我说的为什么女孩子永远成不了好骑师。
• 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。
• Why are disc jockeys so called?
  “唱片师”这个名称是怎么来的？
• Some jockeys and horses are born for the track.
  有些骑师和赛马就是为比赛而生的。
• 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。
• Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40
  很少有职业赛马骑师超过40岁仍继续参加赛马的。
• 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。
• 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。