| 单词 | jockey |
| 释义 | jockey —jockeylike, jockeyish, adj. —jockeyship, n. /jok"ee/, n. , pl. jockeys, v. , jockeyed, jockeying. n. 1. a person who rides horses professionally in races. 2. Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile. v.t. 3. to ride (a horse) as a jockey. 4. Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive. 5. to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering: The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door. 6. to trick or cheat: The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car. 7. to manipulate cleverly or trickily: He jockeyed himself into office. v.i. 8. to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering. 9. to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery. [1520-30; special use of JOCK + -EY2] |
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