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Chinese dictionary
v.coerce
争取那些敌军中被裹胁的人
win over those who joined the enemy army under duress
他是被裹胁加入伪军的。
He joined the army of the puppet state only because he was forced to.
在裹胁之下
under duress
杀人犯裹胁了两个人质逃了。
The murderer ran away with two hostages.
Word usage
- Note"裹胁" is different from "裹挟". "裹挟" means seizing; "裹胁" means coercion.