1540s, justle, "to knock against," formed from jousten (see joust) + frequentative suffix -tle. The usual spelling 17c.-18c. was justle. An earlier meaning of the word was "to have sex with" (c. 1400). Meaning "to contend for the best position or place" is from 1610s. Related: Jostled; jostling. As a noun from c. 1600.
例文
1. Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets.
巨大な多国籍企業[企業]が国際市場を奪い合っている。
2.An assassin grimly carries his mission through the jostle of a carnival.
トゲのある人がカーニバルの雑踏に乗じて、冷酷に任務を遂行する。
3.At the solar surface,convective motions of heated gases jostle the magnetic field line.
太陽表面では、灼熱ガスの対流運動がこの磁力線を突き飛ばしている。
4.European leaders jostle to be snapped standing next to him.
ヨーロッパの指導者は彼と写真を撮ることを争っている。
5.Pricing is set to get more competititive as banks jostle for business.