| 词汇 | press-gang |
| 释义 | press-gang verb[ T ] informaluk /ˈpres.ɡæŋ/ us /ˈpres.ɡæŋ/ to force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: 强迫；劝诱 I've been press-ganged into taking the kids swimming.我经不住劝诱带了孩子们去游泳。 Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coercion dragoon someone into something drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage push (someone) toward(s) something push something through put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom rallying cry ransom slap squeeze wring You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examples of press-gangpress-gang Armed press gangs recruited labourers not only for short-term tasks but also for longer periods of employment. Press gangs constantly roamed the pampa in search of recruits, and landowners were virtually powerless to impede the commandeering of their work-force. There was a day when we got seamen by press gangs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does it not smack, therefore, of press-gang methods? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not now have to rely on press-gang labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You will find in the names of the press-gang the same family names which appeared in the next generation in the workhouse books. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It takes my mind back to the press-gang days, when certain things had to be done owing to lack of recruits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot press-gang people into going to sea as was done in the olden days, and we have got to have a new type of fisherman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is nothing less than press-gang methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She agreed to press-gang the dock worker clientele, further building her fortune. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The press masters were not the forced press-gang of old but more like a draft board. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Under his commission he could legally press-gang local fishermen into service for him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They cannot be press-ganged into the new structures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were people many of whom were press-ganged into fighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She had been press-ganged by a high-pressure salesman into committing herself to a hire-purchase agreement which she could not afford. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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