jostle

英 ['d??s(?)l] 美['d?ɑsl]

英英釋義實用場景例句

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第三人稱單數:?jostles;過去式:?jostled;過去分詞:?jostled;現在分詞:?jostling;

1. join, juxtapose => joust => jostle.
2. frequentative form of joust.
3. juxt- / juxta- => joust.
4. 諧音“擠哦嗦”。

jostle 推擠，競爭，爭奪

來自joust,推擠，打斗，-le,表反復。引申詞義競爭，爭奪。拼寫比較claim,clamor.

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.

1. Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets.: 巨大的跨國公司[企業]互相爭奪國際市場.

2. An assassin grimly carries his mission through the jostle of a carnival.: 一個行刺的人趁著狂歡節的熙熙攘攘,冷酷無情地去執行任務.

3. At the solar surface, convective motions of heated gases jostle the magnetic field line.: 在太陽表面, 熾熱氣體的對流運動把這根磁力線沖來撞去.

4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.: 歐洲領導人爭著與他拍照.

5. Pricing is set to get more competitive as banks jostle for business.: 多家銀行競爭該業務,勢必使定價趨于市場化.