yoke
yoke1
(复同单，或 yokes)
yoke2
noun
(复同单，或 yokes)
- a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull
（牛或其他牲口的）轭，牛轭
■(复同单，或 yokes)a pair of animals coupled together in such a way
（同轭的）一对牲口
a yoke of oxen.
一对同轭公牛。
■(archaic)the amount of land that one pair of oxen could plough in a day
(古)（同轭的）一对公牛一天耕的地
■a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets
轭形扁担
■used of something that is regarded as oppressive or burdensome
枷锁；桎梏；束缚；羁绊
the yoke of imperialism.
帝国主义的枷锁。
■used of something that represents a bond between two parties
纽带，联结
the yoke of marriage.
婚姻纽带。 - something resembling or likened to such a crosspiece, in particular
轭状物，尤指
■a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached, typically in gathers or pleats
上衣抵肩
■the crossbar of a rudder, to whose ends ropes are fastened
横舵柄
■a bar of soft iron between the poles of an electromagnet
磁轭，轭铁
■(in ancient Rome) an arch of three spears under which a defeated army was made to march
（古罗马时用三支矛支成拱门状令败军在其下通过以示屈服的）轭门
■(chiefly N. Amer.)a control lever in an aircraft
(主北美)（飞机的）操纵杆
- [with obj.]put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke
给（一对牲口）套上轭；用轭把（一对牲口）套在一起
a plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together.
用套上轭的骆驼和驴拉的耕犁。
Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's.
港币和美元挂钩。
- Old English geoc (noun), geocian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch juk, German Joch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin jugum and Greek zugon, also by Latin jungere 'to join'
yoke2
noun
- (Irish informal)a thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify
(爱尔兰，非正式)想不起名字的事物；不知名的事物；不愿指明的事物
- early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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