jostle
英 ['d??s(?)l]
美 ['d?ɑsl]
- vt. 推擠，撞；爭奪
- vi. 競爭，爭奪；推擠
- n. 推撞，擠擁
助記提示
1. join, juxtapose => joust => jostle.
2. frequentative form of joust.
3. juxt- / juxta- => joust.
4. 諧音“擠哦嗦”。
中文詞源
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.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 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.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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.
來自辭典例句
- 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.
來自辭典例句
- 4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.
- 歐洲領導人爭著與他拍照.
來自互聯網
- 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.
來自互聯網