yoke

名词 yoke:

1. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
2. an oppressive power
3. two items of the same kind
   同义词：couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
4. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
5. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
6. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
   同义词：coupling
7. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

动词 yoke:

1. become joined or linked together
2. link with or as with a yoke
   同义词：link
3. put a yoke on or join with a yoke

1. Every farmer knows how to yoke the oxen together.
   每个农民都知道怎样把牛拴在一起。
2. A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke.
   同轭车的动物通过轭连在一起的一对载物动物，如公牛
3. The farmer was yoking his oxen to a plough.
   农夫正在用轭把牛套到犁上。
4. His army never came under the yoke of invaders.
   他的军队从来不向侵略者屈服。

yoke

n.（名词）

A crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together.
轭：两块U形板组成的横木，套在一起干活的一对公牛或载物动物的脖子上
pl. yoke or yokes A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke.See Synonyms at couple
【复数】 yoke 或 yokes 同轭车的动物：通过轭连在一起的一对载物动物，如公牛参见 couple
A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.
轭状物：用双马具把每个马轭连到四轮运货马车或公共马车的辕杆上的木条
A frame designed to be carried across a person`s shoulders with equal loads suspended from each end.
轭形扁担：扛在肩上两端各挂相同重量负荷的架子
Nautical A crossbar on a ship`s rudder to which the steering cables are connected.
【航海】 横舵柄：船舵上连接操舵缆索的横木
A clamp or vise that holds a machine part in place or controls its movement or that holds two such parts together.
钳，夹：夹子或老虎钳，用来固定机器部件到位、或控制其运动或把两个该种机件连接起来
A piece of a garment that is closely fitted, either around the neck and shoulders or at the hips, and from which an unfitted or gathered part of the garment is hung.
披肩、裙腰：紧贴颈部和肩部或臀部的一部分衣服，衣服的不合适和皱褶部分从这里下垂
Something that connects or joins together; a bond or tie.
束缚：联系或连接在一起的事物；束缚物或纽带
Electronics A series of two or more magnetic recording heads fastened securely together for playing or recording on more than one track simultaneously.
【电子学】 多轨的磁头：一系列安全固定在一起的两个或多个录音磁头，以便在几个声道上同时放音或录音

Any of various emblems of subjugation, such as a structure made of two upright spears with a third laid across them, under which conquered enemies of ancient Rome were forced to march in subjection.
服从的象征，隶属的标记：一种隶属的象征，如两根直立长矛加另一横矛穿在他们中组成的结构，古罗马被征服军队被迫进行臣服
The condition of being subjugated by or as if by a conqueror; subjugation or bondage:
奴役：被征服者的情形或似乎通过征服；服从或束缚：
例句：
4th-century Russia under the Tartar yoke; the yoke of drug addiction.
4世纪处于鞑靼人奴役下的俄国；毒瘾的束缚

v.（动词）
yoked,yok.ing,yokes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fit or join with a yoke.
给…套上轭；用轭连结起来

To harness a draft animal to.
把驮兽套在…
To harness (a draft animal) to a vehicle or an implement.
把（驮兽）套上车或工具
To join securely as if with a yoke; bind:
使结合：似乎用轭连紧；束缚：
例句：
partners who were yoked together for life.
为了生命那些合伙人紧密地结合

To force into heavy labor, bondage, or subjugation.
受奴役：被迫从事苦力、接受束缚或受奴役
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become joined securely.
紧密接合：安全地连结在一起

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English geoc * see yeug-
源自 古英语 geoc *参见 yeug-