dragoon

英 [drə'ɡuːn] 美 [drə'ɡuːn]

• n. (龙)骑兵
• vt. 迫使；镇压

英英释义

Noun:

1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen

Verb:

1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means;

   "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
   

2. subjugate by imposing troops

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The dragoon officers and Foker clapped their hands furiously.
   龙骑兵军官和福克发疯似地鼓掌。
2. The big dragoon was as helpless as a baby.
   这龙骑兵大个儿象婴儿似的毫无办法。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I was dragooned into helping.
   我是被迫帮忙的。
2. We were dragooned into going to the opera.
   我们迫不得已去看了那场歌剧。

经典引文

• His brother of France..was dragooning his Protestant subjects out of his kingdom.

  出自： D. Neal

• He..dragooned the Chiefs of Staff and Ismay in the War Room.

  出自： J. Colville

近反义词

【近义词】

• coerce 强制
• press 按
• bully 欺凌弱小者
• intimidate 胁迫
• browbeat 威吓
• harass 使疲乏
• force 武力
• compel 强迫
• oblige 迫使
• conscript 征兵
• sandbag 沙袋
• railroad 铁路