jos·tle
verb/ˈdʒɒsl/
/ˈdʒɑːsl/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they jostle | /ˈdʒɒsl/ /ˈdʒɑːsl/ |
| he / she / it jostles | /ˈdʒɒslz/ /ˈdʒɑːslz/ |
| past simple jostled | /ˈdʒɒsld/ /ˈdʒɑːsld/ |
| past participle jostled | /ˈdʒɒsld/ /ˈdʒɑːsld/ |
| -ing form jostling | /ˈdʒɒslɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɑːslɪŋ/ |
- jostle (somebody) to push roughly against somebody in a crowd
（在人群中）挤，推，撞，搡 - The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators.
到访的总统受到愤怒的示威者的推搡。 - People were jostling, arguing and complaining.
人们推推搡搡，争吵着抱怨着。
Extra Examples- ideas that jostled together in his brain
他脑子里的各种想法相互碰撞 - He insists on staying in his car as he doesn't like being jostled.
他坚持留在车里，因为他不喜欢被推挤。 - The Senator was jostled by angry demonstrators.
那位参议员受到愤怒的示威者推搡。 - The class giggled and jostled each other.
班级里咯咯笑，互相推搡。 - The market was full of people jostling and fighting their way to the stalls.
市场上挤满了人，争先恐后地挤进摊位。
Word Originlate Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was ‘have sexual intercourse with’; current senses date from the mid 16th cent. - The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators.