"shanghai" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 强行带走
• 强迫某人做某事

Definition

强迫某人做某事或去某地，尤其是通过欺骗或绑架。最初指强行把人绑架到船上做苦工。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式和历史用词，现多用于比喻意义（如 'shanghaied into doing' 指被强迫去做某事）。与上海这座城市无关，现在字面意思已不常用。

Examples

Sailors were sometimes shanghaied in old port cities.

过去在老港口城市，经常有水手被**强行带走**。

He was shanghaied into helping us move.

他被**强迫**帮我们搬家。

People were afraid of being shanghaied at night.

人们害怕晚上被**强行带走**。

I got shanghaied into babysitting for my neighbors this weekend.

我**被迫**这个周末帮邻居看孩子。

My boss shanghaied me into working late again.

老板又**强迫**我加班了。

You don't want to get shanghaied into planning the whole event by yourself.

你可不想**被逼**一个人策划整个活动。