press·gang /ˈpresɡæŋ/ n. | vt. I n. 1. (旧时美国的)征兵队，抓壮丁队 2. 〈谑〉记者队，记者们 II 〈主英〉 vt. 1. 抓…当兵，强征…入伍 pressgang conscripts 强征新兵 2. 强迫(或诱劝)…参加(或做) A couple of months later, I found myself pressganged into standing at the election. 一两个月之后，我发现自己被迫进入竞选行列。 The voters were pressganged to the polls. 选民被动员去参加投票。