shanghai
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shang·hai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ verb (shanghaied, shanghaiing, shanghais) [transitive] old-fashioned FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto trick or force someone into doing something unwillingly 诱骗；强迫〔某人做某事〕shanghai somebody into doing something I got shanghaied into organizing the kids’ party. 我被逼着给孩子们办了聚会。→ See Verb table
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shanghai• The boys feared being shanghaied into the army.nShanghai na city in East China, in Jiangsu province, but independent of it. Shanghai is China's largest city and its most important port and an industrial centre.Origin shanghai (1800-1900) Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to Chinashang·hai verbShanghaiLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
doing trick unwillingly into to someone Corpus force something or
Shanghai
Shanghai
a city in East China, in Jiangsu PROVINCE, but independent of it. Shanghai is China's largest city and its most important port and an industrial centre.
Shanghai
a city in East China, in Jiangsu PROVINCE, but independent of it. Shanghai is China's largest city and its most important port and an industrial centre.
shanghai
shang‧hai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle shanghaied, present participle shanghaiing, third person singular shanghais) [transitive] old-fashioned
shanghai somebody into doing something
I got shanghaied into organizing the kids’ party.
shang‧hai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle shanghaied, present participle shanghaiing, third person singular shanghais) [transitive] old-fashioned Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China
to trick or force someone into doing something unwillinglyOrigin: Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China
shanghai somebody into doing something