jostle
jostle 英 [ˈdʒɒsl] 美 [ˈdʒɑsl]
vt. 推挤，撞；争夺 vi. 竞争，争夺；推挤 n. 推撞，挤拥
进行时:jostling 过去式:jostled 过去分词:jostled 第三人称单数:jostles 名词复数:jostles
- The verb jostle describes being bumped and pushed in a horde of people — or doing the bumping, like those at a concert who jostle their way to the front, and the people jostled out of their spots when the newcomers arrive.
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- vt. 推挤，撞；争夺
- vi. 竞争，争夺；推挤
- n. 推撞，挤拥
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1. As boats jostle for space on the lake, fishermen are getting desperately worried about their livelihoods.
由于船要争夺湖上的位置，一些渔民极其担心他们的生计问题。
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2. More recently the Arabs have been buffeted by the invasion of Iraq. Now they find themselves caught in the middle as America and Iran jostle for regional dominance.
最近，美军对伊拉克的入侵在阿拉伯世界内所引发的震荡还余波未平，如今他们发现自己又被卷入美伊间对地区控制权的争夺中。
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3. Yet while these and other individualcountries jostle for the spotlight in 2008, bear those first three words inmind: “Asia is one”.
当这些或那些国家在2008年的聚光灯下挤来挤去时，请把这三个词记在心里：“亚洲是一体的”。
- jostle (v.) 1540s, justle, "to knock against" (transitive), formed from jousten "to joust, tilt, fight in single combat" (see joust (v.)) + frequentative suffix -le (see -el (3)). According to OED, the usual spelling 17c.-18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was "to have sex with" (c. 1400). Meaning "contend for the best position or place" is from 1610s. Related: Jostled; jostling. As a noun from c. 1600.
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