jostle /ˈdʒɒsəl/ star1 TEM8 (jostling,jostled,jostles)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If people jostle you, they bump against you or push you in a way that annoys you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you. 推搡; 推挤

  例：

  You get 2,000 people jostling each other and bumping into furniture.

  你令2000人互相推搡并撞倒家具。

• 2.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If people or things are jostling for something such as attention or a reward, they are competing with other people or things in order to get it. 争夺

  例：

  ...the contenders who have been jostling for the top job.

  …一直在争夺最高职位的竞争者们。