- historical a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy〈史〉征兵队; 抓壮丁队。
with obj. press-gang
1- chiefly historical forcibly enlist (someone) into service in the army or navy〈主史〉强征…入伍; 抓…当兵。
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press-gang someone into
force someone to do something强迫某人做某事：we press-ganged Simon into playing.
我们强迫西蒙一起玩。