英语词汇“jockey”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	jockey
释义	jock·ey I. \ˈjäkē, -ki\ noun (plural jockeys) Etymology: from Jockey, chiefly Scots nickname for John 1. Britain : laddie, chappie, fellow < a mischievous jockey > < a tough old jockey of a colonel > 2. a. : one who rides or drives a horse; especially : a professional rider in a horse race b. archaic : one who handles or deals in horses : horse trader c. : a person who operates or manipulates an often specified vehicle or other object : driver, operator < a truck jockey > < an elevator jockey > < a typewriter jockey > specifically : one who parks cars or trucks in a storage garage — compare disc jockey 3. : a sometimes padded leather flap on a saddle that covers the point of attachment of the stirrup leather or serves as ornament — see stock saddle illustration 4. : harvard crimson 1 II. verb (jockeyed ; jockeyed ; jockeying ; jockeys) *transitive verb* 1. : to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with : get the better of by craft : outwit, trick, gull < dozens of unprincipled hucksters at the resort who jockey the unwary for fair > < the newly established method of party horse trading jockeyed them out of many deputies — Janet Flanner > 2. a. : to ride (a horse) as a jockey < the winning horse was jockeyed by his son > b. : to be the driver, pilot, or operator of (a vehicle or other mechanism) < jockeys a taxi for a living > 3. a. : to maneuver or manipulate (as a person) by adroit or devious means < proposals for public works were ed through Parliament by a combination of members — E.H.Collis > < trying to jockey you into some sort of trap — Erle Stanley Gardner > b. : to change the position of especially by a series of movements : manipulate < jockeyed the camera back and forth till he got just the right angle > : maneuver < jockey the furniture around the living room > specifically : to bring by jockeying < jockey a car into a parking space > < flew close to jockey the other plane out of formation > *intransitive verb* 1. : to act as a jockey < jockeyed in races till he was too heavy for the horse > 2. : to maneuver for advantage < jockey for position as the horses race the first lap > < watch the racing fleets … jockey for the favoring wind — E.A.Weeks > < behind the scenes jockeying … to determine the Democratic party's candidate for lieutenant governor — New York Times >
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