Uttal
US- UK:
- US:
- IPA: /ˈʃeɪŋ.haɪ/
- IPA: /ˌʃeɪŋˈhaɪ/
Ordet hittades på dessa språk:
Definitioner
Verb
- (transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.
- (transitive) To abduct or coerce.
- (transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack
Substantiv
- (AU, NZ) A slingshot.
Exempel
- It was the strangest galley: the sounds, the steam, he's screaming at his coworkers. I felt like I'd been shanghaied.
- Oftentimes the approach is to shanghai an unsuspecting victim.
- Let's see if we can shanghai a room for a couple of hours.
- They scrounged around the camp […] and held out their filthy wings to the feeble sun, making themselves an easy target for Charles's shanghai.
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