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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   press gang

   • IPA[ˈpresˌɡaNG]

   美式

   • n.
     a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy.
   • v.
     forcibly enlist (someone) into service in the army or navy；force someone to do something

   • verb: press-gang, 3rd person present: press-gangs, gerund or present participle: press-ganging, past tense: press-ganged, past participle: press-ganged

   • noun: press gang, plural noun: press gangs

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. historical a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. historical forcibly enlist (someone) into service in the army or navy a press-ganged navy
   • ▪ historical force someone to do something we press-ganged Simon into playing