| 单词 | jostle |
| 释义 | jostle —jostlement, n. —jostler, n. /jos"euhl/, v. , jostled, jostling, n. v.t. 1. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely. 2. to drive or force by, or as if by, pushing or shoving: The crowd jostled him into the subway. 3. to exist in close contact or proximity with: The three families jostle each other in the small house. 4. to contend with: rival gangs continually jostling each other. 5. to unsettle; disturb: The thought jostled her complacency. 6. Slang. to pick the pocket of. v.i. 7. to bump or brush against someone or something, as in passing or in a crowd; push or shove (often fol. by with, for, or against): He jostled for position. 8. to exist in close contact or proximity with someone or something. 9. to compete; contend. 10. Slang. to pick pockets. n. 11. a shock, push, bump, or brush against someone or something. Also, justle. [1350-1400; var. (in ME, var. sp.) of justle, equiv. to just(en) to JOUST + -LE] |
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