2VERB 耍各种手腕获取;用尽手段谋取 If you say that someone is jockeying for something, you mean that they are using whatever methods they can in order to get it or do it before their competitors can get it or do it. 耍各种手腕获取;用尽手段谋取
The rival political parties are already jockeying for power. [VERB + for]
相互竞争的政党已经在耍各种手段争权夺势了。
Already, both sides are jockeying to belittle the other side. [VERB to-infinitive]
双方已经在使出浑身解数贬低对方了。
If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.抢占有利位置