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单词 press-gang
释义

press-gang

​verb transitive
UK
Other entries for this word
press gang noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypress-gang
he/she/itpress-gangs
present participlepress-ganging
past tensepress-ganged
past participlepress-ganged
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​informalto force someone into doing something that they do not want to do

    I’ve been press-ganged into helping John build the shed.

    Synonyms and related words
    To nag or force someone to do something
    nag
    force
    compel
  2. 2
    in the past, to force someone to join the armed forces
    Synonyms and related words
    Joining and leaving the armed forces
    4-F
    AWOL
    be invalided out (of)

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