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单词 shanghai
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shanghai1

/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/
(shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing)with obj.
1
historical force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhand means
〈史〉(用麻醉或其他不正当方式)强迫(某人)当水手。
1.1
informal coerce or trick (someone) into a place or position or into doing something
〈非正式〉强迫(某人)进入; 强迫(某人)做; 诱骗:

Brady shanghaied her into his Jaguar and roared off.

布莱迪把她骗入“美洲豹”车后疾驶而去。

词源
late 19th cent.: from SHANGHAI.

shanghai2

/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/
Austral./NZ <澳/新西兰>
(pl. shanghais)
a catapult
弹弓。
(shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing)with obj.
1
shoot with a catapult
用弹弓射。
1.1
with obj. and adverbial of direction catapult in a particular direction
弹向, 射向:

the springy, resilient saplings would shanghai him backwards.

有弹性的幼树会把他弹回来的。

词源
mid 19th cent.: probably an alteration of Scots dialect shangan 'a stick cleft at one end'.
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