A wooden frame joining two animals to pull a load. A condition of being controlled or oppressed. Join animals with a frame, or force things together.

yoke

/jəʊk/ · /joʊk/

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牛轭

Definitions

n. A wooden frame joining two animals to pull a load.

牛轭

n. A condition of being controlled or oppressed.

束缚；压迫

v. Join animals with a frame, or force things together.

给…套轭；使强行结合

The farmer placed a wooden yoke across the oxen's necks.

农夫把木轭架在两头牛的脖子上。

Many communities struggled for generations to free themselves from the yoke of colonial rule.

许多群体为摆脱殖民统治的枷锁，进行了数代人的抗争。

与 yolk（蛋黄）同音；比喻义常指压迫的枷锁。

What does yoke mean?: A wooden frame joining two animals to pull a load. A condition of being controlled or oppressed. Join animals with a frame, or force things together.
How is yoke pronounced?: UK /jəʊk/, US /joʊk/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.