"railroaded" in Chinese (Simplified)
被冤枉被强迫(做某事)
Definition
如果某人被“railroaded”,意味着他们在没有公平对待的情况下被强迫做某事,比如被迅速且不公正地定罪或被迫同意某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要用于非正式或新闻语境,强调法律不公或被强迫。虽然词根与铁路有关,但此词与火车无关。经常与“railroaded into”或“railroaded by”这样的短语一起出现,可表示字面法律意义或比喻意义。
Examples
He was railroaded into signing the contract.
他被**强迫**签了合同。
The suspect was railroaded by the police.
嫌疑人被警察**冤枉**了。
She feels like she's being railroaded at work.
她觉得自己在工作中被**强迫**了。
He got railroaded into pleading guilty, even though he was innocent.
即使他是无辜的,也被**逼迫**认罪。
She says she was railroaded by her own lawyers during the trial.
她说她在法庭上被自己的律师**算计了**。
A lot of people got railroaded out of their jobs during the merger.
合并期间,很多人被**强行辞退**了。