单词 press-gang 释义 press-gang, n.[f. press n.2 or v.2 + gang n.1]1. A body of men employed, under the command of an officer, to press men for service in the navy or army. Also transf.1693in C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet (1894) 424 That all officers who se...
单词 press-gang 释义 press-gang n [CGp] (a) (formerly) group of people employed to force men to join the army or navy (旧时)强行拉人的徵兵队, 抓壮丁队. (b) group who force others to do sth 强拉他人做某事的一伙人. v [Tn] force (sb) into service 强迫(某...