jostle
jostle — 動詞
- jostlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- jostleshe / she / it
- jostledpast simple
- jostling-ing form
1. to push against people while moving through a tight space, typically because you
推擠；推撞
在人群中用力推撞前進
to push against people while moving through a tight space, typically because you are trying to get somewhere or past someone
Manuela jostled through the crowd of parents waiting outside the school gate.
Manuela 穿過校門外那群等待的家長，一路推擠前進。
jostle + through + [crowd]
Tariq jostled his way to the stage front to get a clear view of the band.
Tariq 推擠到舞台前方，以便清楚看見樂團演出。
jostle one's way + preposition
Shoppers jostled one another for the best discounts on the first day of the sale.
購物者在促銷首日相互推擠，爭搶最大折扣。
Hannah was jostled by a man hurrying to catch the last train of the night.
Hannah 被一個急著趕末班火車的男子推撞了一下。
The commuters jostled against one another as the crowded bus pulled into the stop.
擁擠的公車到站時，通勤的人們互相推擠。
文法句型
jostle + through/into + [crowd/place]
jostle + for + [space/position]
jostle + someone + aside/past
jostle one's way + preposition
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (jostle someone) or intransitively (jostle for space, jostle through a crowd). The passive form is common when describing the person being pushed.
常見錯誤
jostle — 名詞
1. the physical sensation of being shoved or bumped into by people in a crowd, rath
推撞
被人推擠的經驗
the physical sensation of being shoved or bumped into by people in a crowd, rather than the general condition of being crowded
Lien felt the jostle of the crowd as she stepped off the rush-hour train.
Lien 走下尖峰時刻的火車時，感覺到人群的推撞。
uncountable: the jostle of [crowd]
Pedro did not mind the gentle jostle of the morning rush on the subway.
Pedro 並不在意早晨地鐵通勤時輕微的推撞。
Omar could feel the jostle of people pushing toward the exit after the concert.
Omar 能感受到散場後人群朝出口推擠的碰撞。
Ezra braced himself against the jostle of passengers squeezing past his seat on the aisle.
Ezra 繃緊身體，抵擋走道旁乘客擠過他座位時帶來的推撞。
文法句型
the jostle of + [crowd/group]
用法筆記
Uncountable — cannot be used with 'a' or in plural. Typically appears after 'the' (the jostle of the crowd).
常見錯誤
2. a crowded situation in which people are pressed together with little room to mov
擁擠
人多擁擠的狀態
a crowded situation in which people are pressed together with little room to move, focusing on the lack of personal space rather than the act of pushing
Hao missed the quiet of his hometown and found the jostle of Taipei exhausting.
Hao 懷念家鄉的寧靜，覺得臺北的擁擠令人筋疲力竭。
uncountable: the jostle of [city/place]
In the jostle of the festival grounds, Adina lost sight of her younger brother.
在音樂節現場的擁擠中，Adina 和弟弟走散了。
The jostle of the night market made it hard for the elderly woman to walk comfortably.
夜市持續的擁擠讓那位老婦人難以平穩行走。
Vinícius never got used to the jostle on the busy streets of São Paulo.
Vinícius 始終不習慣聖保羅繁忙街道上的擁擠。
- space
the opposite condition of having plenty of room
文法句型
the jostle of + [place/event]
用法筆記
Describes the overall crowded condition rather than a specific pushing event. Often used with place names (the jostle of the city / stadium / market).