jostle
英 ['dʒɒs(ə)l]
美 ['dʒɑsl]
- vt. 推挤，撞；争夺
- vi. 竞争，争夺；推挤
- n. 推撞，挤拥
助记提示
1. join, juxtapose => joust => jostle.
2. frequentative form of joust.
3. juxt- / juxta- => joust.
4. 谐音“挤哦嗦”。
中文词源
jostle 推挤，竞争，争夺来自joust,推挤，打斗，-le,表反复。引申词义竞争，争夺。拼写比较claim,clamor.
英文词源
- jostle
- jostle: see joust
- jostle (v.)
- 1540s, justle, "to knock against," formed from jousten (see joust) + frequentative suffix -tle. The usual spelling 17c.-18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was "to have sex with" (c. 1400). Meaning "to contend for the best position or place" is from 1610s. Related: Jostled; jostling. As a noun from c. 1600.
双语例句
- 1. Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets.
- 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. An assassin grimly carries his mission through the jostle of a carnival.
- 一个行刺的人趁着狂欢节的熙熙攘攘,冷酷无情地去执行任务.
来自辞典例句
- 3. At the solar surface, convective motions of heated gases jostle the magnetic field line.
- 在太阳表面, 炽热气体的对流运动把这根磁力线冲来撞去.
来自辞典例句
- 4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.
- 欧洲领导人争着与他拍照.
来自互联网
- 5. Pricing is set to get more competitive as banks jostle for business.
- 多家银行竞争该业务,势必使定价趋于市场化.
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