| 词汇 | press-ganged |
| 释义 | press-ganged past participle, past simple ofpress-gang 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 bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage forcible put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom railroad rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ram something into someone ransom slap squeeze You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examples of press-gangedpress-ganged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The writ of habeas corpus was used in relation to persons press-ganged into the navy, or in disputes over apprenticeship terms. Many of the men had been press-ganged into taking part in the machine-breaking episodes. Inevitably, the casualty rate among those press-ganged civilian so-called volunteers is fearfully high. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to watch what happens in another place regarding the citizen and his duties as a taxpayer, or as an unpaid, press-ganged tax collector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have strong reservations about the use of "press-ganged " community service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What they are doing is to treat these men in this way merely because the men have been press-ganged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They mentioned one elderly man who was press-ganged while on his way to hospital for treatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 Three members came to me and said that they had been press-ganged to go onto it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a situation where a number of independent individuals who are self-employed, have been press-ganged, or are being press-ganged for the most part, into employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have done it willingly—they have not been press-ganged into it—and they have had increased support as the weeks have gone by and new disaster has come upon new disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not press-ganged into service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be press-ganged into joining. 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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