dragoon

名词 dragoon:

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

动词 dragoon:

1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
   同义词：sandbag, railroad
2. subjugate by imposing troops

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。

dra.goon

n.（名词）
A heavily armed trooper in some European armies of the 7th and 8th centuries.
龙骑兵：7、8世纪欧洲军队中全副武装的步兵
v.tr.（及物动词）
dra.gooned,dra.goon.ing,dra.goons
To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
用军队镇压或迫害
To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.
以武力迫害或威协；强迫

来源：
French dragon [carbine, dragoon]
法语 dragon [卡宾枪，马枪]
from Old French dragon [dragon] * see dragon
源自 古法语 dragon [龙] *参见 dragon