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jostle的意思

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

jostle

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.

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.

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.

4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.: 欧洲领导人争着与他拍照.

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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