jostle

/ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/· verb

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Chinese meaning

推挤;争相竞夺

在zài人rén群qún中zhōng推tuī搡sǎng碰pèng撞zhuàng,或huò争zhēng相xiāng抢qiǎng位wèi

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跑pǎo者zhě们men满mǎn怀huái期qī待dài、摩mó肩jiān接jiē踵zhǒng地dì涌yǒng动dòng

Example

In the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation.

在清晨的黑暗中,数千名跑步者翘首待发,满怀期待地摩肩接踵。

Source: The Guardian

Background ✎

南nán非fēi科kē马mǎ迪dí斯sī超chāo级jí马mǎ拉lā松sōng开kāi跑pǎo,两liǎng万wàn名míng参cān赛sài者zhě在zài清qīng晨chén黑hēi暗àn中zhōng满mǎn怀huái期qī待dài等děng候hòu出chū发fā。

Roots · etymology

源自中古英语jousten(比武),经古法语joster追溯至拉丁语iuxtā(紧邻)

  • joust(马上比武)+ -le(反复动作后缀),词根追溯至拉丁语iuxtā(紧邻)

Collocations

  • jostle for position / jostle through a crowd / jostle with anticipation

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