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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

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词态变化


第三人称单数: jostles;过去式: jostled;过去分词: jostled;现在分词: jostling;

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.

来自互联网

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