jockeying

英 [ˈdʒɒkiɪŋ]

美 [ˈdʒɑːkiɪŋ]

v.  耍各种手腕获取; 运用手段谋取
jockey的现在分词

现在分词：jockeying　复数：jockeyings　

COCA.30993

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

• But the dithering and electoral jockeying is not going down well with the business community.
  但紧张犹豫和选举的花招并不被商界所接受。
• Yet its very scale means those jockeying to be captain of the ship can afford to spend their entire time backstabbing, stealing credit from rivals and waging turf wars.
  但它的规模也意味着，那些不择手段想要当上“船长”的人，可以把所有的时间都花在耍阴谋、抢功劳和争地盘上。
• Unfortunately, for all their rising economic might, this episode is proving to be an object lesson for them on the realities of global political jockeying.
  不幸的是，尽管它们的经济实力在不断上升，事实证明这段插曲将给新兴国家上一堂有关全球政治博弈现实的实物教学课。
• Officials said the divisions were serious, but it was unclear whether they were simply last-minute jockeying.
  官员们表示，分歧是严重的，但不清楚上述分歧是否仅是在最后关头的谈判造势。
• But great wall aims to be more than a peddler of off-road status symbols. It is jockeying for position as the next Hyundai an Asian exporter of good cars at cheap prices.
  但长城的目标不止是销售这种被视作社会地位象征的越野产品，它正谋求成为下一个“现代”（hyundai）一家质优价廉的亚洲汽车出口商。
• The city remains one of a number of financial centres jockeying for a share of the renminbi market.
  伦敦金融城仍只是竞相争夺人民币市场份额的多个金融中心之一。
• Advisers spend their time covering up their boss's frailties and jockeying for influence.
  各类顾问们整日忙着掩盖他们老板的病情，而且还不择手段地为自身谋求影响力。
• Some speculate that the political jockeying has been spurred by senior SASAC officials keen to enhance their nationalist credentials ahead of the next round of government promotions.
  有人猜测，引发此番政治博弈的原因是：在新一轮政府人事升迁开始之前，国资委高层官员迫切希望提高自己的民族主义声望。
• It's amusing to see all the middle managers jockeying for position to try to get the vacant general manager's job.
  看这些部门经理们正使出浑身解数以谋求那个空缺的总经理职位，真使人好笑。
• With large electronics companies and traditional camera companies jockeying for position, where does Pentax see itself as most competitive, and what's your strategy for growth?
  与大型电子公司和传统相机厂商的地位，究竟宾得认为最有竞争力本身的操纵的，什么是你的发展战略？