jockey /ˈdʒɒkɪ/ CET6+ ( jockeying, jockeyed, jockeys )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A jockey is someone who rides a horse in a race. 赛马骑手

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone is jockeying for something, you mean that they are using whatever methods they can in order to get it or do it before their competitors can get it or do it. 不择手段地谋取

  例：

  The rival political parties are already jockeying for power.

  各反对党已经在不择手段地谋取权势了。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals. 不择手段地谋取有利地位