jockey
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdʒɒk.i/ us/ˈdʒɑː.ki/
(ON HORSE)
职业赛马骑师
a person whose job is riding horses in races
a champion jockey 职业赛马冠军骑手
(JOB/INTEREST)
mainly US informal（设备、车辆、物件的）操作者;对…非常感兴趣的人
a person whose job involves the use of a particular device, vehicle, object, etc., or who is very interested in a particular thing
a desk jockey 案牍工作的人
a computer jockey 计算机操作员
jockey
verb [ I ] uk/ˈdʒɒk.i/ us/ˈdʒɑː.ki/
运用各种手段谋利
to attempt to get power or get into a better position than other people using any methods you can
Since the death of the president, opposition parties and the army have been jockeying for power. 总统死后，各反对党和军队一直在争权夺利。
As the singer came on stage, the photographers jockeyed for position at the front of the hall. 歌星一上台，摄影师就在演播厅前部争抢位置。
Phrasal verb
jockey someone into something 诱骗（某人）做…
to persuade someone to do what you want, often by deceiving them in a clever way
[ + -ing verb ] The bosses were eventually jockeyed into signing the union agreement. 老板们最终被哄骗在工会协议上签了字。