音标:英 /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/,美 /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/
指中国东部沿海的直辖市 上海,是中国最大城市和全球重要港口。
例:Shanghai is a global financial hub with a population of over 24 million.
意为 诱拐、欺骗、强逼,尤指强迫他人从事水手等苦役,起源于19世纪欧洲船长诱骗水手前往上海的历史背景。
例:He was shanghaied into working on the ship.(他被诱骗上船工作)
派生词:过去式/过去分词 shanghaied,现在分词 shanghaiing,名词 shanghaier(诱骗者)。
专有名称
Shanghai Stock Exchange 上海证券交易所
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大学
Shanghai Metro 上海地铁
文化与机构
Shanghai Tang 上海滩(高端服装品牌)
Shanghai Zoo 上海动物园
An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds.
(中国活力的例证之一是:上海每11秒就有一家新公司成立。)
She shanghaied him into buying her a mink coat.
(她诱骗他买了一件貂皮大衣。)
They have reached Shanghai.
(他们已经抵达上海。)
When Tom was a boy, he was shanghaied and sent to North America.
(汤姆小时候被拐骗并送往北美。)
The film Shanghai explores the city's history during World War II.
(电影《谍海风云》(Shanghai)讲述了二战时期上海的历史。)
I had a serious plan for my future, but I got shanghaied!
(我对未来有周密计划,却被骗了!)
Shanghai Airlines operates daily flights to Beijing.
(上海航空每日有航班飞往北京。)
The men were shanghaied after being drugged.
(这些人被下药后遭强征上船。)
Shanghai Futures Exchange is one of Asia's largest commodity exchanges.
(上海期货交易所是亚洲最大的商品交易所之一。)
He tried to shanghai his friend into helping with the move.
(他试图哄骗朋友帮忙搬家。)
大小写差异:专有名词 Shanghai(上海)首字母必须大写;动词 shanghai(诱骗)则小写。
多义性:除地名和动词外,还可指“AMD处理器代号”“飞镖术语”等小众含义。
从繁华都市的代名词到“诱骗”的特殊动词义,Shanghai 一词承载了历史与语言的演变。下次见到“I got shanghaied”,可别误以为是“我去了上