jockey (with somebody) (for something) | jockey (with somebody) (to do something) to try all possible ways of gaining an advantage over other people耍各种手腕获取；运用手段谋取- The runners jockeyed for position at the start.赛跑选手一开始就力求抢占有利位置。🔊🔊
- The bands are constantly jockeying with each other for the number one spot.这些乐队经常相互耍手段以谋取榜首位置。🔊🔊
- Several key figures are already jockeying to succeed the leader.几个关键人物已经在争夺领导者职位。
- The firms often adopt quite different strategies as they jockey for position.这些公司在争夺职位时通常会采用完全不同的策略。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: diminutive of Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (which was symbolic of dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.
