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shanghai
1[ shang-hahy, shang-hahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
Shanghai
2[ shang-hahy; Chinese shahng-hahy ]
noun
- Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang.
- a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
shanghai
1/ ˈʃæŋhaɪ; ʃæŋˈhaɪ /
verb
- to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
- to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
- to shoot with a catapult
noun
- a catapult
Shanghai
2/ ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ /
noun
- a port in E China, capital of Shanghai municipality (traditionally in SE Jiangsu) near the estuary of the Yangtze: the largest city in China and one of the largest ports in the world; a major cultural and industrial centre, with many universities. Pop: 12 665 000 (2005 est)
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Example Sentences
In July, Nike announced it was naming one of its new buildings after her in Shanghai.
Or the flier who jumped from the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and slammed into an air conditioning unit on a roof.
It is lo-fi and imperfect, but cheap and “significantly better than nothing,” as one adopter in Shanghai said.
The filmmakers travel to Shanghai, where locals are left confused by pictures of the dish.
Wenzhou, a wealthy coastal city around 230 miles south of Shanghai in Zhejiang province, has around seven million residents.
Why don't you jump on the China Mail this afternoon; it connects with a good line out of Shanghai.
Shanghai is rapidly becoming the great commercial emporium of China.
Sailing vessels make the voyage from Puget Sound to Shanghai in from thirty to forty days.
When the doctor reached Shanghai, he experienced some hesitation before he attempted an adventure so uncertain in its issue.
If one could be delightful in Shanghai one must be delightful at home too.
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