单词 | outjockey |
释义 | outjockey in British English (ˌaʊtˈdʒɒkɪ) verb (transitive) to outwit by deception outjockey in American English (ˌautˈdʒɑki) transitive verbWord forms: -eyed, -eying to outmaneuver We outjockeyed the competition and got our bid in first Word origin [1705–15; out- + jockey]This word is first recorded in the period 1705–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: costume, focal point, salon, shellac, zigzagout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate) |
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