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Definition of unyoke in English: unyokeverbʌnˈjəʊkˌənˈjoʊk [with object]1Release (a pair of animals) from a yoke. 卸(一对牲口),卸轭 Example sentencesExamples - The trekking routes and outspans - a term derived from unyoking a team of oxen - became major channels of communication into the interior.
- He said, ‘First the horses of your chariots will be unyoked, then even on this narrow pass the chariots can easily be turned round.’
- Indeed the expense and the nature of the gifts - unyoked animals for unmarried goddesses, for example - help to colour in those personalities, their status and importance.
- During the sack, the countryside had taken on the marks of anarchy: farm-dogs foraging in packs, empty farmhouses, trampled gardens, neglected vineyards, unyoked oxen wandering in the road.
- He got to work, and some other men came forward and unyoked those of the second waggon, so it was clear that the wagons were to be left as they stood.
Synonyms untie, unchain, unfetter, unshackle, unmanacle, unfasten, untether, unknot, unlace, undo, loosen, unloose, disentangle - 1.1archaic no object Cease work.
〈古〉停止工作
Definition of unyoke in US English: unyokeverbˌənˈjoʊkˌənˈyōk [with object]1Release (a pair of animals) from a yoke. 卸(一对牲口),卸轭 Example sentencesExamples - He got to work, and some other men came forward and unyoked those of the second waggon, so it was clear that the wagons were to be left as they stood.
- The trekking routes and outspans - a term derived from unyoking a team of oxen - became major channels of communication into the interior.
- He said, ‘First the horses of your chariots will be unyoked, then even on this narrow pass the chariots can easily be turned round.’
- During the sack, the countryside had taken on the marks of anarchy: farm-dogs foraging in packs, empty farmhouses, trampled gardens, neglected vineyards, unyoked oxen wandering in the road.
- Indeed the expense and the nature of the gifts - unyoked animals for unmarried goddesses, for example - help to colour in those personalities, their status and importance.
Synonyms untie, unchain, unfetter, unshackle, unmanacle, unfasten, untether, unknot, unlace, undo, loosen, unloose, disentangle - 1.1archaic no object Cease work.
〈古〉停止工作
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