Jostle

(noun.) the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing).

(verb.) come into rough contact with while moving; 'The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train'.

(verb.) make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; 'We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform'.

整理:洛厄尔

• Mrs. Chadband, more than ready, so advances as to jostle her husband into the background and confronts Mr. Bucket with a hard, frowning smile. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He is down upon the pavement; and the crowd eagerly gather round him: each new comer, jostling and struggling with the others to catch a glimpse. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• There was no frantic crowding and jostling, no shouting and swearing, and no swaggering intrusion of services by rowdy hackmen. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It is true, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with an affectation of humility the very opposite of his, and therefore in no danger of jostling it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• There must be no jostling or crowding. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• They jostled, browbeat, and threatened one another, but they did not come to actual hostilities. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He staggered back and jostled his two companions just as they were both rushing at me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• There the crowd jostled and fought to get a slash or thrust at a victim. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

整理:罗伯塔