(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。
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- 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.
Austral./NZ <澳/新西兰>
(shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing)with obj.
1- shoot with a catapult用弹弓射。
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- 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'.