shanghai

英 [ˌʃæŋ'haɪ] 美 [ˌʃæŋ'haɪ]

• v. 诱拐；诱骗；强行使当水手
• Shanghai.
• n. 上海（中国城市）

英英释义

Noun:

1. the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

Verb:

1. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;

   "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. When Tom was a boy, he was shanghaied and sent to North America.
   汤姆小时候被拐骗并被送到了北美。
2. "(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to"
   走穴
3. She shanghaied him into buying her a mink coat.
   她用诱骗的手段迫使他买给她一件貂皮大衣。

经典引文

• I didn't..intend to work on children's programmes but I was shanghaied.

  出自： M. Marrin

词汇搭配

• Shanghai Cooperation organization 上海合作组织...

近反义词

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