词汇 | press gang |
释义 | press gang 1 ENTRIES FOUND: press gang (noun) press gang noun plural press gangs press gang noun plural press gangs Learner's definition of PRESS GANG [count] : a group of men who in the past would take men and force them to join the navy or army(旧时抓人入伍的)征兵队,抓丁团 — press-gang /ˈprɛsˌgæŋ/ verb press-gangs; press-ganged; press-ganging [+ object] — often + into He was press-ganged into the navy. [=he was forced by a press gang to join the navy]他被征兵队抓去当了海军。 — often used figuratively in British English在英国英语中常用作比喻 He was press-ganged into working throughout the holiday.他被逼无奈,整个假期都在加班。 |
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