jostle

jostle

英 ['dʒɒs(ə)l]
　　美 ['dʒɑsl]

vt. 推擠，撞；爭奪
　　vi. 競爭，爭奪；推擠
　　n. 推撞，擠擁

中文詞源：

jostle 推擠，競爭，爭奪

來自joust,推擠，打鬥，-le,表反復。引申詞義競爭，爭奪。拼寫比較claim,clamor.

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.

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.

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.

4. European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.
歐洲領導人爭著與他拍照.

5. Pricing is set to get more competitive as banks jostle for business.
多傢銀行競爭該業務,勢必使定價趨於市場化.