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jockey

英 ['dʒɒkɪ] 美 ['dʒɑki]

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

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.

双语例句

1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.: 骑手说他经常会用鞭子抽马。

2. Alexander is a famous jockey.: 亚历山大是著名的职业赛马骑师.

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。

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。

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.