jostle

英 [ˈdʒɒs.əl]      美 [ˈdʒɑː.səl]
  • vt. 推挤,撞;争夺
  • vi. 竞争,争夺;推挤
  • n. 推撞,挤拥
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1. join, juxtapose => joust => jostle.
2. frequentative form of joust.
3. juxt- / juxta- => joust.
4. 谐音“挤哦嗦”。
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.
欧洲领导人争着与他拍照.
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.

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