🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- handwriting 523
- in back of 42
- obligation 502
- face-to-face 70
- radioactivity 529
- plated 34
- unable 604
- catalyze 190
- gumption 111
- shambles 107
- cop 197
- Profile 264
- favor 479
- piling 45
- initiate 208
- board game 85
- inhumanity 80
- softly 392
- frogman 122
- homeless 290
- maths 485
- azalea 105
- nick 74
- sheepfold 52
- aggravation 96
- ocean 505
- bracken 87
- parka 74
- objectivize 42
- interlaced 94
- eyeliner 104
- April Fools' Day 155
- cathedral 519
- overstaffed 49
- sceptre 47
- jasper 59
- reveler 192
- remit 104
- perennial 129
- famously 193
- v8 47
- Liechtenstein 54
- sentimentalism 60
- arrow 561
- soul 525
- frocking 31
- blameless 192
- Notch 103
- Immaculate 162
- foetid 79
- guild 202
- gesture 738
- Vietnam 113
- funicular 114
- Chlorophyll 28
- thank 168
- yuan 68
- noncommittal 63
- festivities 100
- Chat 219
- rubicon 55
- bronc 71
- matriarchy 84
- Slaughter 90
- Neighbourhoods 52
- waterborne 69
- pajamas 63
- Dyslexia 52
- ingenious 150
- coiffure 119
- ergonomic 82
- grin 300
- burr 229
- menschy 32
- checker 108
- perforated 113
- saddlery 60
- undemanding 156
- paw 523
- weariness 49
- bodega 50
- Stone 274
- reforestation 72
- cliff 497
- shrug 500
- straw 561
- grow 249
- homemaking 48
- love is blind 73
- Myth 145
- Done 183
- hooliganism 53
- Hunt 95
- namely 411
- a cappella 55
- madeira 48
- Brusque 30
- over 287
- Afterward 167
- pr 126
- Precisely 142
- close-fitting 85
- preparatory 127
- breakwater 166
- collectivize 118
- harlotry 47
- the brush-off 111
- restless 427
- Paper 169
- chargrill 65
- pontificate 198
- islet 60
- nuclear 511
- flying saucer 120
- MEAL 137
- ground ball 93
- unbalanced 62
- cesarean 97
- villa 169
- take in 201
- lotus 69
- stuntman 57
- Get up 68
- Stratify 10
- foreshore 66
- Scouse 47
- Tension 147
- editorialize 83
- hairdressing 104
- deficit financing 59
- mahogany 78
- property 554
- catchiest 51
- figged 63
- Sentiment 172
- nondescript 80
- Dangle 22
- biochemist 77
- win 689
- Free 267
- chastenment 35
- cirrhosis 100
- misfile 63
- Nonetheless 102
- sectionalize 41
- doubting Thomas 85
- picnic 504
- gestapo 86
- lay 528
- ownerless 53
- Magical 196
- Apoplectic 104
- soaring 203
- Ballast 139
- ataxia 82
- erase 206
- Mountie 53
- roam 132
- frequent 494
- burn up 117
- Stop 275
- shoot the rapids 72
- booking office 84
- gout 121
- muses 26
- knotty 93
- matchet 35
- cooperatively 34
- caffeine 112
- hymn 86
- mustier 32
- Trolley 131
- Astronaut 116
- And 116
- media 544
- revealing 246
- aloha 81
- consumption 508
- japan 81
- crusher 85
- april 114
- stultifying 87
- nonunion 45
- Reflective 250
- attend to 94
- commutable 50
- unaffected 74
- neonicotinoid 38
- achievement 484
- offers 52
- Radiant 140
- carcass 106
- Disinterested 53
- papillomata 32
- good afternoon 86
- compete 517
- redded 29
- oligopoly 122
- fee 522
- major 466
- chant 214
- centilitre 47
- flag 563
- clobber 81
- Mind 244
- nemeses 30
- showy 104
- dekameter 37
- capitalization 223
- floral 128
- Infrastructure 173
- Slacker 157
- ooze 242
- placate 90
- landholding 141
- Waving 59
- Disincentive 50
- thickset 60
- air lock 95
- weary 524
- pekingese 56
- Obdurate 53
- Dairy 92
- headlock 184
- refreshed 135
- paranormal 77
- Remotely 164
- courageous 238
- tinsel 79
- basic 470
- determinant 113
- foreshadowing 118
- Veteran 213
- good morning 98
- spousal 203
- piccalilli 44
- gnosticism 46
- companionway 113
- elongated 86
- starburst 72
- relegation 11
- Bros 63
- book value 122
- deary 87
- expectation 574
- Effort 321
- patient 582
- Jeopardize 129
- delight 539
- panama 54
- allusiveness 39
- festive 136
- spearhead 53
- invoice 196
- lapped 34
- indubitable 66
- corporal punishment 83
- conceptual 202
- painterliness 34
- conveyor 119
- proscription 53
- commendable 170
- pergola 51
- possession 563
- clement 111
- cutlery 105
- diphtheria 156
- collation 121
- mythologies 31
- distill 143
- exaction 34
- pressurization 49
- iberia 57
- patch 540
- reluctant 482
- Performs 26
- appraisal 182
- Violent 128
- pelters 32
- handcuff 149
- illuminative 58
- disguise 556
- caterpillar 74
- wicker 71
- izzat 41
- pandit 42
- massage 246
- iraq 58
- Supremacist 103
- grouchiest 46
- List 207
- terror 545
- bring 234
- rock bottom 25
- Jewel 248
- Ugly 106
- misinformation 78
- patrolman 49
- gal 122
- copy down 66
- awful 534
- Zealous 6
- imitative 102
- garbanzo 145
- asking price 98
- Conventional 79
- corn on the cob 72
- date stamp 79
- master 545
- lucky 518
- IMG_C2 17
- hem 235
- enthuse 114
- Eyelet 14
- apartheid 126
- goal line 98
- cello 197
- capricorn 96
- weigh 497
- patch up 36
- Peak 230
- marrowless 39
- horsemanship 52
- natural gas 116
- change purse 80
- dolce vita 69
- logophile 40
- councilwomen 46
- B 120
- blister 264
- grocery 496
- dap 39
- time line 84
- accessible 272
- branch line 73
- incest 88
- extraneous 125
- dpi 82
- take advantage of 78
- copped 60
- stickup 69
- Crept 64
- flagstone 128
- in on 91
- aileron 84
- Immoral 245
- sow 566
- gas 596
- ghoul 96
- caterer 121
- remould 47
- cookery 225
- counterintuitively 37
- group 298
- improper 107
- Square 170
- lycra 47
- Itch 54
- blinder 133
- Assertion 200
- Christmas stocking 82
- bottomlessly 49
- self-awareness 92
- Plume 63
- Innovative 179
- fca 47
- telephony 69
- advertise 467
- potential energy 27
- paystub 137
- Develop 423
- class action 93
- bring round 70
- déjà vu 111
- would rather 74
- Anthem 81
- giardia 63
- polysyllabic 71
- Zambia 50
- demijohn 60
- boxer 160
- moodiest 31
- pigpen 57
- hang around 37
- Dandy 51
- feudal 113
- resettle 83
- proverb 153
- herbicide 187
- bunchier 43
- stab 498
- niqab 52
- Frenchman 109
- renew 545
- Smile 102
- chancellories 29
- jerusalem 49
- After 87
- goof off 85
- pharmacopeia 48
- catalyses 49
- cathodically 47
- tripod 70
- flakey 57
- empower 161
- insulate 184
- oriental 437
- prevention 219
- India 401
- decathlete 103
- grounding 126
- free pass 70
- Unfeasible 103
- Strait 171
- direct 539
- capricious 150
- manxwoman 38
- donate 222
- booby prize 68
- quaint 131
- hermitage 66
- vicuna 37
- gnome 126
- paunchiest 41
- diamonds 49
- opt 171
- poplar 50
- yawning 63
- steeplechase 79
- abiotic 58
- unsaturated 51
- feet 169
- Advisable 53
- Purvey 25
- Extrapolate 27
- pentacyclic 34
- separable 219
- shout-out 77
- Poem 99
- forgiveness 118
- pros 61
- shelled 51
- Furnishing 78
- rwanda 56
- Malfunction 74
- tinned 50
- bulb 466
- practiced 249
- hepatitis 97
- magnification 40
- dwelt 53
- salable 119
- conceptually 137
- addict 231
- rewriting 52
- graves 72
- concatenation 197
- guinea 102
- coalition 152
- mooc 54
- cyclone 228
- weakening 54
- scottish 44
- predecessor 81
- gag rule 81
- formica 98
- deposit 568
- boutique 149
- riskier 39
- decisive 172
- pleat 110
- intake 392
- stile 80
- nudist 57
- oily 88
- UNCHARTED 46
- crestfallenness 46
- all-nighter 94
- maigre 68
- weepies 30
- orangemen 29
- firmament 96
- browbeaten 67
- kindness 525
- upend 135
- chapless 33
- Goat 173
- dropped 122
- burrow 151
- Pisces 74
- blatantly 77
- playwright 63
- disadvantageous 112
- penetrative 109
- chip shop 95
- soot 101
- stratford-upon-avon 33
- Penitentiary 107
- febrile 133
- ionizer 34
jockey
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural jockeys
plural jockeys
Learner's definition of JOCKEY
[count]
1
: someone who rides horses in races赛马骑师
2
informal : someone who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material操作工；操作员 — see also disc jockey
- a bus jockey [=a bus driver]公共汽车司机
- computer jockeys电脑操作员
2 jockey /ˈʤɑːki/ verb
jockeys; jockeyed; jockeying
2 jockey
/ˈʤɑːki/
verb
jockeys; jockeyed; jockeying
Learner's definition of JOCKEY
1
[no object] : to do something in an effort to get an advantage谋取，获取（利益或优势） — often used in the phrase jockey for position常用于短语jockey for position
- There was a lot of political jockeying at the fund-raiser.募捐活动中有许多谋取政治利益的行为。
- Several companies are jockeying for position [=are trying to get a better position or situation] in the market.好几家公司都在你争我夺，抢占市场。
2
[+ object] chiefly US : to change the position of (something) by slow and careful movements（通过缓慢小心地移动）改变，调整
- The driver carefully jockeyed the truck into a narrow space in the crowded parking lot.司机小心翼翼地将卡车停进拥挤的停车场中一个狭窄车位。
plural jockeys
Example Sentences
Verb There was a lot of political jockeying at the fund-raiser. The driver carefully jockeyed the truck into a narrow space in the crowded parking lot.
Recent Examples on the Web
BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021 Speaking of Taiba, the least experienced horse in the field will have the most experienced jockey on his back in two-time Derby winner Mike Smith. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022 Messier, the early 8-1 third choice named for hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, and 12-1 shot Taiba. Taiba, the least experienced colt in the field, has the most experienced jockey on his back in 56-year-old Mike Smith. Beth Harris, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 The scene began with Churchill Downs' leadership announcing that Duke Charles will have a different jockey in the race. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2022 The Preakness winner worked a half-mile on Friday over the Belmont surface with a new jockey, the Hall of Famer John Velazquez. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021 During the win, Leon showed off his biggest strengths as a jockey -- in particular his patience and relaxation, mixed with an innate sense of knowing when to be aggressive and how to finish strong. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 12 May 2022 But after two years of arduous physical and mental therapy, Terrero not only returned to the racetrack but has enjoyed the greatest success of his 13-year career as a jockey. Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2022 His political agenda is driven not by the real pressing needs of our state but his desire to peel away Trump supporters as the two jockey for the 2024 GOP presidential primary. NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022 Heather Somerville, WSJ, 16 May 2022 This change was implemented to prevent the killing of the drama that exists in real life when a shot is released and players jockey for rebound position. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Fans in a lot of other NBA cities will spin out of the upcoming All-Star break and watch their teams jockey for playoff position in the Western and Eastern Conferences. John Canzano, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2022 After a lengthy break, NBA action resumes this weekend, and teams will have roughly 20 games to jockey for postseason position. Xl Media, cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022 Automakers also fear a situation similar to the current microchip supply crisis, which is forcing them to desperately jockey to be at the front of the queue as fresh chips come off the line. Gregory Barber, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022 Now jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed have found the winner's circle again, this time in Elmont, New York, just outside of Queens. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 June 2022 Chief executives jockey for time on analysts’ calendars. Angel Au-yeung, WSJ, 18 June 2022 In the dogfights the planes jockey for position like matchbox cars and flip and bank and invert in ways that take your breath away. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 27 May 2022 See More
Noun
The track’s stewards also fined the 26-year-old Mejia $5,000 and recommended that the New Jersey Racing Commission permanently revoke his jockey’s license. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021 Speaking of Taiba, the least experienced horse in the field will have the most experienced jockey on his back in two-time Derby winner Mike Smith. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022 Messier, the early 8-1 third choice named for hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, and 12-1 shot Taiba. Taiba, the least experienced colt in the field, has the most experienced jockey on his back in 56-year-old Mike Smith. Beth Harris, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 The scene began with Churchill Downs' leadership announcing that Duke Charles will have a different jockey in the race. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2022 The Preakness winner worked a half-mile on Friday over the Belmont surface with a new jockey, the Hall of Famer John Velazquez. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021 During the win, Leon showed off his biggest strengths as a jockey -- in particular his patience and relaxation, mixed with an innate sense of knowing when to be aggressive and how to finish strong. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 12 May 2022 But after two years of arduous physical and mental therapy, Terrero not only returned to the racetrack but has enjoyed the greatest success of his 13-year career as a jockey. Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2022 His political agenda is driven not by the real pressing needs of our state but his desire to peel away Trump supporters as the two jockey for the 2024 GOP presidential primary. NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022 Verb
For venture capitalists who no longer have to jockey with multibillion-dollar hedge funds, the slowdown comes as a relief. Heather Somerville, WSJ, 16 May 2022 This change was implemented to prevent the killing of the drama that exists in real life when a shot is released and players jockey for rebound position. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Fans in a lot of other NBA cities will spin out of the upcoming All-Star break and watch their teams jockey for playoff position in the Western and Eastern Conferences. John Canzano, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2022 After a lengthy break, NBA action resumes this weekend, and teams will have roughly 20 games to jockey for postseason position. Xl Media, cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022 Automakers also fear a situation similar to the current microchip supply crisis, which is forcing them to desperately jockey to be at the front of the queue as fresh chips come off the line. Gregory Barber, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022 Now jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed have found the winner's circle again, this time in Elmont, New York, just outside of Queens. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 June 2022 Chief executives jockey for time on analysts’ calendars. Angel Au-yeung, WSJ, 18 June 2022 In the dogfights the planes jockey for position like matchbox cars and flip and bank and invert in ways that take your breath away. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Jockey, Scots nickname for John
First Known Use
Noun
1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1708, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3
Time Traveler
The first known use of jockey was in 1643 Phrases Containing jockey
noun
👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文