"railroaded" in Chinese (Traditional)
被冤枉被強迫(做某事)
Definition
如果某人被「railroaded」,表示他們在沒有公平對待之下被強迫做某事,比如很快被冤枉定罪或被迫同意某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要用於非正式或新聞語境,特指法律不公或被迫。雖然詞根與鐵路有關,但此字與火車完全無關。常見於“railroaded into”或“railroaded by”等短語,可是法律層面或比喻意義。
Examples
He was railroaded into signing the contract.
他被**強迫**簽了合約。
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.
她覺得自己在工作中被**強迫**了。
He got railroaded into pleading guilty, even though he was innocent.
即使他是無辜的,也被**逼迫**認罪。
She says she was railroaded by her own lawyers during the trial.
她說她在法庭上被自己的律師**算計了**。
A lot of people got railroaded out of their jobs during the merger.
合併期間,很多人被**強行辭退**了。