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to dragoon
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强迫, 威胁
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
Ditransitive: to dragoon sb into sth
Example
The dictator dragooned the opposition into submission through fear and intimidation.
The corrupt police officer dragooned the informant into silence by leveraging their vulnerabilities.
In certain oppressive regimes, authorities may dragoon journalists into self-censorship to control the narrative.
02
压迫, 迫害
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Transitive: to dragoon a population or group
Example
Throughout history, oppressive regimes have dragooned minority communities.
The colonial power dragooned the indigenous population, forcing them into labor camps.
Under martial law, the military was authorized to dragoon civilians suspected of opposing the regime.
Dragoon
01
龙骑兵, 骑兵
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
例子
The dictator dragooned the opposition into submission through fear and intimidation.
The corrupt police officer dragooned the informant into silence by leveraging their vulnerabilities.
In certain oppressive regimes, authorities may dragoon journalists into self-censorship to control the narrative.
Unscrupulous employers sometimes attempt to dragoon workers into accepting unfavorable conditions.
The aggressive salesperson tried to dragoon customers into making a purchase by using high-pressure tactics.
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