1520s, "boy, fellow," originally a Scottish proper name, variant of Jack. The meaning "person who rides horses in races" first attested 1660s.
jockey (v.)
1708, "trick, outwit, gain advantage," from jockey (n.) perhaps from its former additional sense of "horse trader" (1680s). Meaning "to ride a horse in a race" is from 1767. Related: Jockeyed; jockeying.
雙語例句
1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.
騎手說他經(jīng)常會用鞭子抽馬。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Alexander is a famous jockey.
亞歷山大是著名的職業(yè)賽馬騎師.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The jockey rushed back from America to ride at Nottingham on Monday but went unrewarded.
那位職業(yè)賽馬騎師周一從美國趕回諾丁漢參加比賽，但是一無所獲。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The jockey was shaken up when he was thrown twice from his horse yesterday.
昨天賽馬騎師兩次從馬背上被摔下來，受驚了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Although favorite to win the race, the champion jockey had an off day and was unplaced.