| 单词 | yoke |
| 释义 | yoke (joʊk ) Word forms: yokes , yoking , yoked 1. singular noun [adjective NOUN] 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. [literary] People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery. [+ of] ...a domineering comedian whose son flees to Blackpool to escape the parental yoke. Synonyms: oppression, slavery, bondage, servitude 2. countable noun 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. 3. verb If two or more people or things are yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other. The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together. [V n together] They want their own currency instead of being yoked into someone else's monetary system. [V n + to/into] Farmers and politicians are yoked by money and votes. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: unite, join, link, tie |
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