1 N-SING [adjective NOUN] 奴役;束缚;羁绊;枷锁 If you say that people are under the yoke of a bad thing or person, you mean they are forced to live in a difficult or unhappy state because of that thing or person. 奴役;束缚;羁绊;枷锁 [literary]
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People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery. [+ of]
人们仍然生活在奴隶制的枷锁之下。
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...a domineering comedian whose son flees to Blackpool to escape the parental yoke.
其子逃到了布莱克浦以摆脱其管制的专横霸道的喜剧演员
SYN oppression, slavery, bondage, servitude
2 N-COUNT 轭;牛轭 A yoke is a long piece of wood which is tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plough. 轭;牛轭
3 VERB 使强行结合；把…硬拼凑在一起 If two or more people or things are yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other. 使强行结合；把…硬拼凑在一起
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The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together. [V n together]
导言部分试图将各部分硬拼凑在一起。
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The Auto Pact yoked Ontario into the United States economy. [V n + to/into]
《汽车协定》强行将安大略纳入了美国的经济体系中。
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Farmers and politicians are yoked by money and votes. [be VERB-ed]
农场主和政客被金钱和选票绑在了一起。
SYN unite, join, link, tie
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