jostle

英 ['dʒɒsl] 美 ['dʒɑːsl]

• v. 推；挤；争夺；争抢
• n. 推；撞；挤

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Verb:

1. make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving;

   "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
   

2. come into rough contact with while moving;

   "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The youths jostled against an old lady on the pavement.
   那些青年人在人行道上推推搡搡挤着了一个老太太。
2. The advertisers are jostling for the public's attention.
   广告商们竞相吸引公众的注意力。

经典引文

• Piers jostled against him in the doorway.

  出自： M. de la Roche

• They would jostle round him covering him with wet kisses.

  出自： A. West

• People were pushing and jostling and trying to get..closer to the famous girl.

  出自： R. Dahl

• I..jostled with tens of thousands of young people crammed into Trafalgar Square.

  出自： D. Wigoder

近反义词

【近义词】

• shove 推挤
• push 推
• bump 碰撞
• elbow 手肘
• shoulder 肩膀
• thrust 刺
• knock 敲击
• push around 摆布
• manhandle 粗暴地对付
• crowd 人群
• butt 烟蒂
• hurtle 猛冲
• hustle 催促
• jostling 推撞