The runners jockeyed for position at the start.赛跑选手力求抢占起跑有利位置。He jockeyed the poor woman out of her savings.他骗去了这可怜的妇人的储蓄.She jockeyed for a good position in her company.她运用手段谋取公司里的好职位....
gratuitous violence on television电视节目里无谓的暴力镜头His films are full of gratuitous violence.他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力.Folly, folly , his heart kept saying: conscious , gratuitous, suicidal folly.他心里不住地说着: 真蠢, 真蠢,蠢得自觉自愿, 蠢得无缘无故, 蠢得自己找死!...
Never keep company with dishonest persons.不要与不诚实的人打交道.She stayed at home to keep company with her younger sister.她留在家里陪伴她妹妹.Who keep company with the wolf will learn to howl.与狼结交,须学狼嗥....