Word · Frequency #17337
dragoons
强迫；威逼
dragoons is the third person singular of dragoon.
to force (someone) to do something by threats or intimidation; coerce
常与 into 连用
- 1.
Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.
主要通过骚扰和恐吓迫使(某人)做某事；强迫。
主要通过骚扰和恐吓迫使(某人)做某事；强迫。；以武力迫害；弹压；强制
In use
The manager dragooned the employees into working overtime without pay.
She is dragooning her friends into helping her move this weekend.
The government should not dragoon citizens into accepting policies they oppose.
Verb forms
base dragoon · third person dragoons · -ing dragooning · past dragooned · past participle dragooned
强制某人做某事，通常指通过威胁或武力。
Connections
Collocations
- dragoon someone into doing something
- 强迫某人做某事
- She dragooned her son into cleaning the garage.她强迫儿子打扫车库。
- dragoon someone into submission
- 强迫某人屈服
- The manager dragooned the staff into submission with constant threats.经理不断威胁，强迫员工屈服。
- dragoon someone into compliance
- 强迫某人服从
- The authorities dragooned the local press into compliance.当局强迫当地媒体服从。
- dragoon someone into service
- 强征某人服役；迫使某人出力
- Volunteers were dragooned into service during the festival.节日期间志愿者被强迫提供帮助。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dragoon someone into doing something
- 胁迫某人做某事
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写联想：dragoon 长得像 dragon（龙）+ goon（打手），龙和打手一起骚扰恐吓，逼你就范。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文章与文学作品中、历史叙述和政治评论 作动词时，dragoon 通常出现在正式或书面语境，多用于文学、历史叙述或政治评论中，表示通过施压或恐吓迫使某人做某事；日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
通常后接宾语，指强迫或镇压
Pronunciation & Spelling
goon, balloon, baboon, raccoon, and typhoon share dragoon’s stressed final sound /ɡuːn/ (the -oon is pronounced /uːn/). Beware the lookalike dragon: it is spelled similarly but pronounced /ˈdræɡən/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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