| 释义 |
yoke¹ /jəʊk/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 轭，牛轭
2. [单复同](同轭的)一对牲口
five yoke of oxen 5对(同轭)公牛
3. 轭状物；轭形扁担；轭形吊钟架，轭架
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. (旧时失败者颈上套的)枷；【史】(高举轭架或三矛形成拱状令失败者在其下通过以示屈服的)轭门
The defeated army passed under the yoke. 败军在轭门下通过。
5. 〈古〉(同轭的)一对公牛一天耕的土地
6. 〈喻〉枷锁；奴役；束缚；统治，管辖
throw (或shake) off the yoke 挣脱枷锁
the yoke of old habits 旧习惯的羁绊
a country under (或submitted to) the yoke of a feudal monarchy 封建君主统治下的国家
The country's new yoke is high external debt. 那个国家的新的桎梏是巨额外债。
7. 〈喻〉纽带；联结(尤指婚姻结合)
the yoke of marriage (或matrimony) 婚姻纽带
8. (女)上衣抵肩；裙腰
9. 【机】卡箍；连接叉；(蒸汽机的)轭轴
10. 【海】横舵柄；【空】操纵杆
11. 【电】磁轭，轭铁；【电子】偏转线圈
12. 【建】(扯窗窗框的)上槛，护轨夹
II ❶ vt.
1. 给…套上轭；用轭把…套在一起
2. 给(牲口)套上犁(或车等)；把(犁、车等)套上牲口
yoke a horse to a cart 把马套上大车
The farmer yoked his plough. 农民给犁套上了牲口。
3. 结合，连结；使匹配
be yoked in marriage 联姻
yoke sb. to an unwilling partner 使某人跟不情愿的人搭档
be yoked into an alliance with 被驱使与…结盟
4. 使开始起作用，使开动
yoke one' imagination to constant labour 不断努力开动想像力
5. 〈罕〉奴役；束缚
❷ vi.
1. 连结，结合；匹配(with)
2. 一起干，共事
[<OE geoc; 与OHG joh, L jugum, Gr zugon, Sans yuga, L jungere to join 有关] phr. come under the yoke 承认失败，服输 |