yoke

US /joʊk/
UK /joʊk/
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1.

轭

a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull

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The farmer put the yoke on the oxen.
农民把轭套在牛身上。
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Two strong horses were harnessed to the cart with a heavy yoke.
两匹强壮的马用沉重的轭套在马车上。
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harnesscouplingbond
2.

轭

a device for joining a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, at the head or neck, for working together

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The farmer carefully adjusted the yoke on the pair of oxen.
农民小心翼翼地调整着牛身上的轭。
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The ancient Egyptians used a simple yoke for their plows.
古埃及人使用简单的轭来耕地。
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3.

连接, 纽带

something that connects or joins together

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The strong family bonds formed a powerful yoke.
强大的家庭纽带形成了一个强大的连接。
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The shared experience created a unique yoke between them.
共同的经历在他们之间建立了一种独特的联系。
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bondtielinkconnection
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压迫, 束缚, 负担

a burden or something that oppresses

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They lived under the yoke of tyranny for decades.
他们生活在暴政的压迫下几十年。
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The people sought to cast off the yoke of foreign rule.
人民试图摆脱外国统治的压迫。
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burdenoppressionbondageservitudeslavery
1.

套上轭, 连接

to put a yoke on (animals)

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They will yoke the oxen to the plow.
他们将把牛套上轭到犁上。
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It took two men to yoke the powerful beasts.
需要两个人才能把这些强壮的野兽套上轭。
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连接, 结合

to join or link together

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The two companies decided to yoke their resources for the new project.
两家公司决定为新项目联合资源。
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Their destinies were yoked together by fate.
他们的命运被命运连接在一起。
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