n.

1. 轭，牛轭[C]
2. （同轭的）一对牲口[C][M]
   The plow was pulled by a yoke of oxen.

   一对公牛同轭拉着一头犁。

3. 轭形物；轭形扁担；轭形吊钟架[C]
   He carried two buckets on a yoke, one at each end.

   他用扁担挑着两只桶，一头一个。

4. （套在俘虏颈上的）枷；轭门[C]
   The defeated army passed under the yoke.

   败军在轭门下通过。

5. 枷锁；束缚；统治[the S][（+of）]
   In 1783 the American Colonies threw off the yoke of England.

   北美（十三个）殖民地于一七八三年摆脱了英国的统治。

6. 纽带；联结[the S][（+of）]
   the yoke of marriage

   婚姻纽带

7. （女）上衣抵肩；裙腰[C]
8. 横舵柄；飞机操纵杆[C]
9. 【电】轭铁；【电子】偏转线圈[C]

vt.

1. 给……套上轭；用轭连结
   The farmer yoked the oxen before hitching them to the wagon.

   农夫在将牛套上大车之前先给它们套上轭。

2. 把（牲口）套到犁（车等）上
   The farmer yoked his plow.

   农夫给犁套上了牲口。

3. 连接，结合
4. 使成配偶[H]
   They are yoked in marriage.

   他们联姻。

vi.

1. 连接，结合；匹配[（+with）]

n.

1. a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plough or cart that they pull in unison.
   ▸

   (pl. same or yokes)

   a pair of animals yoked together.
   ▸archaic the amount of land that one pair of oxen could plough in a day.
2. a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets.
3. a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached.
4. (in ancient Rome) an arch of three spears under which a defeated army was made to march.
5. something regarded as oppressive or burdensome:
   the yoke of imperialism.
6. the crossbar of a rudder.

v.