单词	jockey
释义	jockey1 nounjockey2 verb jockeyjock‧ey1 /ˈdʒɒki $ ˈdʒɑːki/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINjockey1 Origin: 1500-1600 Jockey, Scottish male name, from John Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A jockey may ride as many as 12 or 14 races a day. He was champion jockey in 1872 with eighty-seven winners. In 1995, the stock market smashed more records than a disgruntled disk jockey. Not many other jockeys are so lucky. One of the jockeys told me you lived along Boat Quay, so we asked around. Then why did he put her up at Ascot rather than one of the top jockeys? word sets WORD SETS► Horses bareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► top · Then why did he put her up at Ascot rather than one of the top jockeys?· In part two: Horse race horror ... top woman jockey crushed in fall. NOUN► disc · A Radio One disc jockey prattled in the background.· Ike, former radio disc jockey, actually kept his congregation awake on Sunday mornings.· It was the kind of station, and nobody tried to disguise it, where self-respecting disc jockeys were never found.· At first disc jockeys played the Kingsmen recording as a novelty, a kind of joke.· You knew the popularity of black disc jockeys, the power to sell various products.· Two disc jockeys would compete with each other in the clubs, taking turns to do their voice-over on the discs.· Bacon plays Billy Magic, a con man in the guise of a radio disc jockey. ► disk · In 1995, the stock market smashed more records than a disgruntled disk jockey. ► jump · The Committee also handed out a four-week suspension to Bruce Dowling, the jump jockey, for forging a doctor's signature.· Fred Winter was one of the most skilful and durable jump jockeys of the same period.· Allen Webb, the jump jockey, will be out of action for a week after injuring his neck while riding out.· Glover, 45, and a former top-notch jump jockey, took up training relatively late in his racing career.· With prize money declining, he laments that most of the time jump jockeys risk their necks for £150. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry. He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position. It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food. Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position. Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face. Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength. The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena. They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel. someone who rides horses in races jockey1 nounjockey2 verb jockeyjockey2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE jockey Simple Form Present I, you, we, they jockey he, she, it jockeys Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they jockeyed Present perfect I, you, we, they have jockeyed he, she, it has jockeyed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had jockeyed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will jockey Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have jockeyed Continuous Form Present I am jockeying he, she, it is jockeying you, we, they are jockeying Past I, he, she, it was jockeying you, we, they were jockeying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been jockeying he, she, it has been jockeying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been jockeying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be jockeying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been jockeying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Camera operators jockey the cameras around as instructed by the director. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bribery is rife in jockeying for good positions on the dealing floor of some firms. Competition, time-serving, jockeying for advantage, and avoiding blame were the new guiding principles. In Congress, the same jockeying for political capital, of which Johnson and Romney were accused, was evident. Members of important congressional committees are jockeying to see him. The partisan jockeying illustrates the difficulties inherent in investigations into campaign fund raising. They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► jockeying for position  photographers jockeying for position at the bar COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► position · As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.· They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel.· Your close relationships inevitably involve one long process of jockeying for position. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry. He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position. It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food. Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position. Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face. Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength. The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena. They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel. to compete strongly to get into the best position or situation, or to get the most powerjockey for photographers jockeying for position at the bar After the war, rival politicians began to jockey for power.
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