press-gang

短语

vt. 强征...入伍, 强征...服劳役, 强迫某人做不愿做的事

发音

US

词形变化

press-gangs 复数 press-gangs press-ganged press-ganging press-gangs 三单 press-ganging 现在分词 press-ganged 过去式 press-ganged 过去分词

别名

pressgang

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.

v.
  1. 1.

    To force (someone) into military or naval service.

    拉丁

    强征入伍

    抓壮丁

    抓丁

    拉夫

    及物
  2. 2.

    To coerce (somebody) into doing something that they are reluctant to do.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

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词源

From press + gang.

来源：wiktionary