| 词汇 | press-ganging |
| 释义 | press-ganging present participle 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-gangingpress-ganging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There is no doubt that, after years of press-ganging members of the general public to join, contracts have been signed involving £1 million and more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask him to think about his staff, the level of morale that press-ganging creates and how many experienced staff may feel forced to leave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That shows that in this case there can he no suggestion of press-ganging or bulldozing anybody into a decision, or his being bounced into something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no question of trying to mislead, so there was no question of press-ganging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of utilising the new deal as a method of press-ganging people into the armed forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not conscription—this is press-ganging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is "tele-ganging" instead of press-ganging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her husband and son were released from the navy and were exempted from future press-ganging. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As press-ganging was forbidden, enormous sums had to be paid to attract enough sailors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. James set up command posts round the perimeter of the fire, press-ganging any men of the lower classes found in the streets into teams of well-paid and well-fed firemen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Press-ganging was far from unknown. 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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