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单词 press-gang
释义 press-gang /ˈpresˌɡæŋ/ vt.
1.(coerce)强迫做

She was a volunteer, she hadn't had to be press-ganged.她是一位志愿者, 不需要被强迫。

The government denies that the women were press-ganged.政府否认那些女人受到了逼迫。

to press-gang sb into doing sth强迫某人做某事

I was press-ganged into working in that business.我被迫在那家公司工作。

His friends press-ganged him into joining the committee.他的朋友强迫他加入委员会。

2.【史】(into military service)强征…入伍

They left their villages to evade being press-ganged into the army.为了不被抓去当兵, 他们逃离了自己的村庄。

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