资料来源 : pyDict
拉夫队,拉壮丁队;一群记者,一伙新闻工作者
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Press \Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.]
A commission to force men into public service, particularly
into the navy.
I have misused the king's press. --Shak.
{Press gang}, or {Pressgang}, a detachment of seamen under
the command of an officer empowered to force men into the
naval service. See {Impress gang}, under {Impress}.
{Press money}, money paid to a man enlisted into public
service. See {Prest money}, under {Prest}, a.
资料来源 : WordNet®
press gang
n : a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the
army or navy