jockey
jockey — 名詞
1. Someone paid to ride a horse during a race, guiding the animal with skill to ach
騎師
以賽馬為職業的騎手
Someone paid to ride a horse during a race, guiding the animal with skill to achieve the best possible finish.
Eliska has been working as a professional jockey for over ten years.
Eliska 擔任職業騎師已超過十年。
collocation: professional jockey
The young jockey guided her horse to a narrow victory at the final hurdle.
那位年輕騎師引導她的馬在最後一道障礙處驚險取勝。
collocation: guide + horse to victory
Pim's father was a well-known jockey who won three national titles.
Pim 的父親是位知名的騎師，曾贏得三座全國冠軍。
Becoming a jockey takes years of training and a close knowledge of how horses move.
成為騎師需要多年的訓練，以及對馬匹動作的熟稔了解。
- rider
more general — includes casual riders and non-racing contexts
- horse rider
less specific; does not imply professional racing
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'horse trainer' — a jockey rides the horse during the race; a trainer prepares the horse beforehand.
常見錯誤
2. A term that combines with another word to describe someone whose daily work or m
操作員；迷
以特定設備或領域為工作或興趣的人
A term that combines with another word to describe someone whose daily work or main interest involves a specific kind of equipment, machine, or subject.
After ten years in an office, Quinn was tired of being a desk jockey.
在辦公室待了十年後，Quinn 已經厭倦了當個文書處理員。
compound: desk jockey (office worker)
The nightclub hired a new disc jockey who specialised in electronic dance music.
那家夜店聘請了一位專攻電子舞曲的新唱片騎師。
compound: disc jockey (music selector)
Nia works as a computer jockey, managing network systems from sunrise to sunset.
Nia 擔任電腦操作員，從早到晚管理網路系統。
Mauricio started as a video jockey on a music channel before becoming a television producer.
Mauricio 在成為電視製作人之前，先在音樂頻道擔任影像騎師。
- operator
more formal and neutral; lacks the enthusiast connotation
- enthusiast
emphasises strong interest rather than profession
用法筆記
Almost always used as the second part of a compound noun (disc jockey, desk jockey, computer jockey). The first word tells you what kind of equipment or field the person works with.
常見錯誤
jockey — 動詞
1. To compete persistently with others for a better position, more influence, or an
爭取；競爭
為權力或優勢而明爭暗鬥
To compete persistently with others for a better position, more influence, or an advantage, often using clever or indirect tactics.
Several young lawyers were jockeying for a position on the partnership track.
好幾位年輕律師正在爭取合夥人之路的職位。
pattern: jockey for [position/status]
The three candidates spent the final week jockeying for the support of undecided voters.
三位候選人花了最後一週爭取未決定選民的支持。
pattern: jockey for [support/attention]
Darius and his colleague were constantly jockeying for the team leader's approval.
Darius 和他的同事不斷地爭取團隊主管的認可。
In competitive industries, workers spend as much time jockeying for advantage as doing their jobs.
在競爭激烈的行業中，工作者花在爭取優勢的時間和做正事的時間一樣多。
- cooperate
working together instead of against one another
文法句型
jockey for [something]
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'for' plus the thing being competed over (position, power, attention, advantage). The verb is almost always intransitive; a direct object is extremely rare.
常見錯誤
2. To ride a horse in a race as a paid, professional rider.
騎馬參賽
以職業騎師身分騎馬比賽
To ride a horse in a race as a paid, professional rider.
Vikram has been jockeying at tracks across the country for the past five years.
Vikram 過去五年一直在全國各地的賽馬場騎馬參賽。
intransitive: jockey at [location]
Élise jockeyed her horse expertly around the final turn and crossed the line first.
Élise 熟練地駕馭她的馬繞過最後一個彎道，率先衝過終點線。
transitive: jockey + horse
Before retiring, Christopher had jockeyed in over two hundred races across Europe.
退休前，Christopher 已在歐洲各地超過兩百場比賽中騎馬出賽。
Talía learned to jockey thoroughbreds at a small training stable in County Kildare.
Talía 在愛爾蘭基爾代爾郡的一個小型訓練馬場學習騎乘純種馬參賽。
- ride
more general; anyone can ride a horse, not just professionals
文法句型
jockey + horse (transitive)
jockey at [track] (intransitive)
用法筆記
When used transitively, the object is always a horse. When used intransitively, the location or number of races follows a preposition (at, in).