dragoons

英 [drəˈɡuːnz]

美 [drəˈɡuːnz]

n.  (旧时携枪的)骑兵
dragoon的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• (旧时欧洲的)骑兵
  Adragoonwas a soldier in old European armies. Dragoons usually fought on horseback.
• VERB 迫使;强使…做
  If someonedragoonsyouintodoing something that you do not want to do, they persuade you to do it even though you try hard not to agree.
  1. ...the history professor who had dragooned me into taking the exam...
     迫使我参加考试的历史教授
  2. Her husband had also been dragooned into the excursion.
     她的丈夫也被拉来参加远足了。

双语例句

• Battles in the third age tended to be relatively small, but by themobs of dragoons charging into battle.
  在第三时代战斗的规模是相对小的，而在工业时代大队的步兵和成群的骑兵冲进战场的场面一点都不少见。
• Now, the dragoons of the past are all but gone.
  现在，以前的龙骑兵都死去了。
• Wolf's Dragoons were declared the victors!
  “狼之龙骑兵”血盟宣布获胜！
• At that moment the dragoons and the crowd touched.
  这时龙骑兵和群众就面对面了。
• He was fond of saying," there is a bravery of the priest as well as the bravery of a colonel of dragoons,& only," he added," ours must be tranquil. "
  他常爱说：“教士有教士的勇敢，正如龙骑队长有龙骑队长的勇敢。”不过，他又加上一句：“我们的勇敢应当是宁静的。”
• He felt instinctively that if he were to charge with his hussars on the French dragoons now, they could not stand their ground; but if he were to charge it must be that very minute or it would be too late.
  他以嗅觉感觉到，如果现在与骠骑兵一起冲向法军龙骑兵，他们会站不住脚的；可是，如果要冲锋，就得即刻冲锋，一分钟也不能拖，否则就迟了。
• Wealthy, neutral, and ever powerful, The Kingdom of Sweden patiently waits to conquer the losing side of the Russian Polish conflict with an army of dreaded dragoons and musketeers.
  坐拥巨大的财富，有着辉煌历史的瑞典王国严守中立，耐心地等待俄波两虎相争的结果，准备以令人畏惧的龙骑兵与火枪手横扫失利的一方。
• Dragoons: These are a type of soldier trained to fight both mounted and on foot.
  龙骑兵：这种部队既能在马上战斗也能步行战斗。
• The infantry mercenaries, the dragoons, hussars and most of the artillery was in the center under the command of John Kazimierz.
  雇佣步兵，龙骑兵，翼骑兵和绝大多数炮兵部署在中军由杨·卡齐米尔指挥。
• He spurred his horse, shouted the command, and the same instant flew full trot down-hill towards the dragoons, hearing the tramp of his squadron behind him.
  他策动了战马，发出口令，在此同时，他听见身后展开队形的骑兵连的得得马蹄声，他们飞奔着冲向山下的龙骑兵。