dragoon

• vt. 强制；以武力迫害；镇压
• n. 骑兵；龙骑兵

来自dragon, 龙，喷火龙。因这种骑兵手持的一种喷火武器或枪支而得名。

dragoon (n.)

1620s, from French dragon "carbine, musket," because the guns the soldiers carried "breathed fire" like dragons (see dragon). Also see -oon.

dragoon (v.)

1680s, literally "to force by the agency of dragoons" (which were used by the French kings to persecute Protestants), from dragoon (n.). Related: Dragooned; dragooning.

1. The dragoon officers and Foker clapped their hands furiously.

龙骑兵军官和福克发疯似地鼓掌.

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2. The term derived from his weapon , a short musket called the dragoon.

因其所使用的一种名为龙骑枪的短滑膛枪而得名.

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3. Although Dragoon was defeated, the difference between Dark and Light crystals remained.

虽然巨龙后来被击败了, 但是黑暗与光明的水晶却遗留了下来.

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4. Dragoon sb. into doing sth.

(用严酷手段)强迫某人(做某事 )

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5. These will include various units from the original StarCraft, such as the Protoss Dragoon.

这其中包括大量来自原版SC的单位, 比如神族的龙骑士.

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