shanghai
Word family verbshanghainounshanghaier
shang·hai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ verb (shanghaied, shanghaiing) [transitiveT] old-fashioned FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto trick or force someone into doing something unwillingly 诱骗;强迫〔某人做某事〕shanghai somebody into doing something I got shanghaied into organizing the kids’ party. 我被逼着给孩子们办了聚会。
shanghai• The boys feared being shanghaied into the army. Origin shanghai (1800-1900) Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China