To be Shanghaied meant to be drugged, kidnapped and forced become a captive deckhand on an outbound ship. 那时某人被药倒或被绑架做跑船的奴隶水手,就说他被“上海”了。
It is great to know that old traditions survive in China, such as being shanghaied in Shanghai. 我很高兴地了解到,中国还保留着一些古老的传统,例如在上海被“上海”了。
He shanghaied you into service, eh? 他把你骗上贼船的,对吧?
In the early19th century, countless numbers of Chinese along the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong provinces were shanghaied and shipped to Bangka and Billiton where they were sold as labourers. 19世纪初,从闽粤沿岸受骗的中国劳工源源不绝地被贩运到邦加和勿里洞。
They've hired or shanghaied every digger in cairo. 他们雇了开罗所有的矿工。
We were shanghaied into agreeing to their demands. 我们被逼同意他们的要求。
We were shanghaied into buying worthless securities. 我们被骗购买了无价值的股份。
Since the video documentary team is not yet available for this, I get shanghaied into operating Nick's personal digital Handycam. 因为视频录制组还没有到,因此我糊里糊涂地就被拉去操作尼克的私人便携式数字监控器。