yokeBrE/jəʊk/NAmE/joʊk/noun[C]alongpieceofwoodthatisfastenedacrossthenecksoftwoanimals, especiallyoxen, sothattheycanpullheavyloads轭;(尤指)牛轭[sing.](literary or formal) roughtreatmentorsththatrestrictsyourfreedomandmakesyourlifeverydifficulttobear奴役;束缚;枷锁;羁绊◆theyokeofimperialism帝国主义的枷锁[C]apieceofwoodthatisshapedtofitacrossaperson'sshoulderssothattheycancarrytwoequalloads轭形扁担[C]apartofadress, skirt, etc. thatfitsaroundtheshouldersorhipsandfromwhichtherestoftheclothhangs上衣抵肩;裙(或裤)腰
yokeBrE/jəʊk/NAmE/joʊk/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyyokeBrE/jəʊk/NAmE/joʊk/present simple - he / she / ityokesBrE/jəʊks/NAmE/joʊks/past simpleyokedBrE/jəʊkt/NAmE/joʊkt/past participleyokedBrE/jəʊkt/NAmE/joʊkt/ -ing formyokingBrE/ˈjəʊkɪŋ/NAmE/ˈjoʊkɪŋ/tojointwoanimalstogetherwithayoke; to attach an animal to sth with a yoke用轭把(动物)套在一起;给(动物)上轭◆~AandBtogetherApairofoxen, yokedtogether, wasused. 把两头牛用轭套在一起使唤。◆~sthtosthanoxyokedtoaplough用轭套在犁上的牛[usually passive]~AandBtogether | ~sthtosth(formal) tobringtwopeople, countries, ideas, etc. togethersothattheyareforcedintoacloserelationship(强行)使结合,使联合◆TheHongKongdollarwasyokedtotheAmericandollarformanyyears. 港元多年来与美元挂钩。