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单词 shanghai
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
shang•hai /ˈʃæŋhaɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -haied, -hai•ing. 
  1. to kidnap or otherwise force (a sailor) to become a member of the crew of a ship.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
shang•hai  (shanghī, shang hī),USA pronunciation v.t., -haied, -hai•ing. [Naut.]
  1. to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
  • after Shanghai 1855–60

Shang•hai  (shang hī; Chin. shäng),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names[Pinyin, Wade-Giles.]a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 10,820,000.
  2. a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shanghai /ˈʃæŋhaɪ; ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ slang vb ( -hais, -haiing, -haied)(transitive)
  1. to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
  2. to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
  3. Austral NZ to shoot with a catapult
n
  1. Austral NZ a catapult
Etymology: 19th Century: from the city of Shanghai; from the forceful methods formerly used to collect crews for voyages to the Orient
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Shanghai /ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/ n
  1. 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)
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