(-eys, -eyed)no obj.
1- struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something不择手段地争取, 用尽一切办法获取：
both men will be jockeying for the two top jobs.
两人都将不择手段地争取这两个高层职务。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial handle or manipulate (someone or something) in a skilful manner熟练操作; 熟练使用; 熟练操控：
he jockeyed his machine into a dive.
他熟练地操控飞机俯冲。
派生词
jockeyship
noun词源
late 16th cent.: diminutive of JOCK. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean 'mounted courier', hence the current sense （late 17th cent.）. Another early use 'horse-dealer' (long a byword for dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense 'manipulate', whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race.