"jockeying" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 争夺 (为获得优势)
• 操纵

Definition

巧妙且通常带有竞争性地行动或移动，以获得优势，常用于有许多竞争者的场合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Jockeying” 常在政治、商界等竞争激烈的环境中使用，体现出一种略带负面、甚至有点狡猾或进取的行为；常见搭配有“jockeying for position/power”。通常不指赛马。

Examples

Many politicians are jockeying for power.

许多政客正在为权力而**争夺**。

The players kept jockeying for a better position on the field.

球员们不断在场上**争夺**更好的位置。

He is always jockeying to get ahead at work.

他总是在工作中**争取**晋升。

There was a lot of jockeying for the top spot after the boss retired.

老板退休后，大家都在为争夺最高职位而**角逐**。

All morning, the candidates were jockeying for attention at the networking event.

整个上午，候选人在社交活动中一直在**争取**关注。

With so many people jockeying for limited spots, you have to act fast.

这么多人在**争夺**有限的名额，你必须行动迅速。