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jostle for something phrasal verb with jostleverb[ I or T ]uk /ˈdʒɒs.əl/ us /ˈdʒɑː.səl/ If people jostle for something, they compete with each other in order to get what they want: 为…竞争,争夺 Since the fall of the government, the two opposition parties have been jostling for position.自政府倒台以来,两个反对党一直在争夺权位。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe |