| 词组 | shanghai |
| 释义 | shanghai 1. noun 1 a sudden and unexpected transfer of a prisoner to another facility as a form of punishment AUSTRALIA, 1977. 2 a handheld catapult. Probably from northern British dialect shangie, a variant of shangan, from Scottish Gaelic seangan: 'a cleft stick for putting on a dog's tail' AUSTRALIA, 1863 2. verb 1 to abduct someone; to compel someone to do something. From military usage, 'to transfer forcibly' US, 1934. 2 to transfer a prisoner without warning AUSTRALIA, 1980. 3 to detail someone to a task; to enlist someone to do something that they are not entirely willing to do. From US nautical slang describing a method of recruiting sailors consisting of drugs and force US, 1915 |
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