jockey


vt. 驾驶;欺骗;移动

n. 操作工;驾驶员;赛马的骑师

vi. 当赛马的骑师;耍手段图谋;搞欺骗

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中文词源

jockey 赛马骑师,欺诈,耍花招

来自常见人名Jock昵称,用来称呼普通人或不认识的小伙。后用于指骑马送信的信使,引申词义赛马骑师,同时,也用于指马匹交易商,即horse-dealer,因这一职业存在许多欺骗行为,干这一行的人名声通常都不太好,引申词义欺诈,耍花招等。

英文词源

jockey (n.)
1520s, "boy, fellow," originally a Scottish proper name, variant of Jack. The meaning "person who rides horses in races" first attested 1660s.
jockey (v.)
1708, "trick, outwit, gain advantage," from jockey (n.) perhaps from its former additional sense of "horse trader" (1680s). Meaning "to ride a horse in a race" is from 1767. Related: Jockeyed; jockeying.

实用例句

1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.
骑手说他经常会用鞭子抽马。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Alexander is a famous jockey.
亚历山大是著名的职业赛马骑师.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The jockey rushed back from America to ride at Nottingham on Monday but went unrewarded.
那位职业赛马骑师周一从美国赶回诺丁汉参加比赛,但是一无所获。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The jockey was shaken up when he was thrown twice from his horse yesterday.
昨天赛马骑师两次从马背上被摔下来,受惊了。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Although favorite to win the race, the champion jockey had an off day and was unplaced.
虽然那位第一流的职业骑手最有希望赢得比赛的胜利, 但他的身体感到不舒服,结果未得名次.
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