| 单词 | shanghai |
| 释义 | shanghai (once / 37762 pages) v To shanghai someone is to kidnap or trick them into working for you. The traditional way to shanghai someone is to drug him and put him on a ship. When the person wakes up, he better get to work. This term popped up in the 19th century. The captain of a boat would shanghai people when his ship was short on labor. The shanghaied person would wake up and find himself at sea, often on a long trip like to Shanghai, China. The term is also used for similar, non-naval abductions. If you trick your best friend into coming home with you so she can do your chores, you shanghai her. WORD FAMILYshanghai: shanghaied, shanghaier, shanghaiing, shanghais+/shanghaier: shanghaiers USAGE EXAMPLESSHANGHAI—China’s belligerence during the Obama era began with hubris —a conviction that post-financial-crisis America was in irreversible decline and its own rise was unstoppable. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) SHANGHAI—China’s car sales hit a record monthly high in November as consumers rushed to benefit from a tax break before its scheduled expiration. Wall Street Journal(Dec 12, 2016) SHANGHAI—American workers haven’t felt this threatened by job competition from China since the late 19th century. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) v take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship The men were shanghaied after being drugged Syn|Hyper impress abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom Shanghai (once / 1832 pages) n WORD FAMILY Shanghai: Shanghais USAGE EXAMPLES"Stereotypical Shanghai women are fierce and loud," she says with a grin. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) It was also relatively quiet in China’s two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) For Marsalis completists, the Philharmonic will perform all six movements of the “The Jungle” on tour this July in Shanghai. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) n the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world Exp city, metropolis, urban center a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts porta place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
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