| 词汇 | dragoon |
| 释义 | dragoon noun[ C ] uk /drəˈɡuːn/ us /drəˈɡuːn/ in the past, a soldier who rode on a horse and carried a gun（旧时的）骑兵 Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coercion drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage forcible push (someone) toward(s) something put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ransom slap squeeze wring In front of the dragoons were two loaded cannon, and by them grimly stood soldiers with burning fuse. The other dragoon, a strong, muscular man, had in the mean while laid hands on him. Their leader stood fast, supported by three men, two of whom were dragoons, the third in dress and appearance a countryman, all well armed. They had reached the outskirts of the village, where the dragoons had built their barricade. Without opposing the departure of the carriages, the municipal authorities, whose suspicions had been in some measure aroused by the presence of the troops, ordered the dragoons not to quit the town, and they obeyed these orders. Examples of dragoondragoon Everyone is dragooned to perpetuate a division of labor based on one's access to the private means of production. There was also a party of dragoons waiting nearby. They were, along with the militia who were dragooned from their families and farms and were just as petulant, the least motivated and the first to abscond. On their arrival the thirty dragoons were placed at the rear of the farm and were to appear on being given a signal if the civil powers were overwhelmed. They turned out in their best year 2,000,000 tons, but now they have been dragooned and drilled and their labour has been taken away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we have seen in the very recent past, it allows one's country to be dragooned into an even more costly and dangerous arms race. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that ordinary men and women think that we should be dragooned against our better judgment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet events showed that you cannot dragoon the people of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe in dragooning people to have their holidays at a particular time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not dragoon employees into trade union membership to enable them to obtain access to particular information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They seem to want to dragoon people rather than to lead them along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see no point in dragooning youngsters at that stage in their careers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our people will never be dragooned into what you believe is the path they should follow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has a country freedom where human beings are dragooned and told that they must work in particular places? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You have to choose whether it is better to dragoon or to seek co-operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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