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

• 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。
• 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。
• Some jockeys and horses are born for the track.
  有些骑师和赛马就是为比赛而生的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys 'title race
  理查德·邓伍迪在职业赛马骑师冠军赛中领先其他选手。
• The figure marks an important milestone for the Japanese carmaker as it jockeys with global rivals for position in the industry's race for more fuel-efficient, lower-emission cars.
  对这家日本汽车制造商而言，这个数字标志着一个重要的里程碑。目前，该公司正与全球竞争对手争相开发更高能效、更低排放的汽车。
• Did you know, dear reader, that the country's courts have held it is okay to routinely test jockeys at the end of the day's racing, but not okay to routinely test railroad workers after an accident?
  亲爱的读者，你是否知道，美国的法院认为在当天比赛结束时对职业骑师进行例行测试是正常的，但是认为在发生事故后对铁路工人的理性测试是不正常的。
• Conclude related working process, operation guide and make management labels finished and modified on time, ensure the jockeys work according to the guide strictly;
  及时完成和修改相关的工作工艺、操作规程和管理标牌，确保操作人员严格按要求执行；
• You know, there are a lot of night people among newspaper men and disc jockeys.
  你知道的，很多新闻工作者和音乐节目主持人都是夜猫子。