pressgang

[US]/ˈpres.ɡæŋ/
[UK]/ˈpres.ɡæŋ/

Translation

n. 一群被迫做某事的人;一群记者;一群被雇佣迫使他人加入海军的人
v. 迫使某人做他们不想做的事情;迫使某人加入军队或从事劳动
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

pressgang into

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pressganged into

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pressgang sailors

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pressgang labor

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pressgang crew

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pressgang recruits

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pressganging

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pressgang soldiers

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pressgang workers

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pressgang troops

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Example Sentences

the navy used to pressgang sailors into service.

海军过去常强行征召水手服役。

they would pressgang men from the local taverns.

他们常从当地的酒馆里强行征召男子。

citizens feared the pressgang during wartime.

战时市民都害怕被强行征召。

he was pressganged into working on the project.

他被强行征召去参与这个项目。

the pressgang roamed the streets at night.

征召队在夜间四处游荡。

she felt pressganged into volunteering for the committee.

她感觉被迫加入委员会做志愿者。

to pressgang someone was once a legal practice.

强行征召他人曾经是一种合法的做法。

he escaped the pressgang by hiding in the cellar.

他通过躲进地窖逃过了征召。

we were pressganged into attending the mandatory meeting.

我们被强行征召去参加强制性的会议。

the pressgang targeted the port city for recruits.

征召队将港口城市作为征兵目标。

the officer led a pressgang to fill the ship's crew.

军官带领征召队去补充船只的船员。

the practice to pressgang recruits ended years ago.

强行征召士兵的做法早在多年前就结束了。

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