jostle

1. V-T/V-I If people jostle you, they bump against you or push you in a way that annoys you, usually because you are in a crowd and they are trying to get past you. 推搡; 推挤

You get 2,000 people jostling each other and bumping into furniture. 你令2000人互相推搡并撞倒家具。

We spent an hour jostling with the crowds as we did our shopping. 我们花了一个小时在人群中挤来挤去买东西。

2. V-I If people or things are jostling for something such as attention or a reward, they are competing with other people or things in order to get it. 争夺

...the contenders who have been jostling for the top job. …一直在争夺最高职位的竞争者们。