| 单词 | shanghai |
| 释义 | Shanghai in British English (ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ) noun a port in E China, capital of Shanghai municipality (traditionally in SE Jiangsu) near the estuary of the Yangtze: the largest city in China and one of the largest ports in the world; a major cultural and industrial centre, with many universities. Pop: 12 665 000 (2005 est) shanghai in British English (ˈʃæŋhaɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ) slang verbWord forms: -hais, -haiing or -haied (transitive) 1. to kidnap (a civilian or sailor) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship 2. to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc 3. Australian and New Zealand to shoot with a catapult noun 4. Australian and New Zealand a catapult Word origin C19: from the city of Shanghai; from the forceful methods formerly used to collect crews for voyages to the OrientShanghai in American English (ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ; ˈʃɑŋˈhaɪ) seaport in Jiangsu province, E China, near the mouth of the Chang: pop. 12,910,000 shanghai in American English (ˈʃæŋˌhaɪ; also for v., ʃæŋˈhaɪ) noun 1. [S-] any of a breed of large, dark-skinned chicken with white feathers and feathered shanks, imported from China in the 19th cent. see also Cochin verb transitiveWord forms: ˈshangˌhaied or ˈshangˌhaiing US 2. to kidnap, usually by drugging, for service aboard ship 3. Slang to induce (another) to do something through force or deceit Derived forms shanghaier (ˈshangˌhaier) noun Word origin after Shanghai; (sense 2) orig. said of sailors thus kidnapped for crew duty on the China runWord lists with Major ports of the world |
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