| 单词 | yoke |
| 释义 | yoke (once / 611 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n Ever seen a picture of a farm girl carrying two buckets of water hanging from ropes attached to a stick she's balancing across her shoulders? That stick on her shoulders is a yoke. Yoke also can mean the stick that connects two work animals together, or the act of connecting two things together as with a yoke. A classic tool of farmers for centuries, the yoke has also become a symbol of oppression — no one wants to live under the yoke of a tyrant's rule. Do not confuse yoke with yolk, the yellow part of an egg. WORD FAMILYyoke: unyoke, yoked, yokes, yoking+/unyoke: unyoked, unyokes, unyoking USAGE EXAMPLESOther paintings bring to mind a lyre and a yoke or a helmet and a trident. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Streets that he had located far apart are yoked together by a corner like a pair of horses in a coachman’s fist. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016) We could saddle reindeer and herd geese and yoke yaks. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1 1n support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end Hyper support any device that bears the weight of another thing 2n stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team Hyper saddlery, stable gear, tack gear for a horse 3n a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke pulled by a yoke of oxen Hyper pair two people considered as a unit 4v link with or as with a yoke yoke the oxen together Syn|Hyper link attach cause to be attached 5v put a yoke on or join with a yoke Yoke the draft horses together Ant|Hypo|Hyper unyoke remove the yoke from inspan attach a yoke or harness to attach cause to be attached 6v become joined or linked together 2Hyper conjoin, join make contact or come together 1n a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together Syn|Hyper coupling connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion an instrumentality that connects 2n two items of the same kind 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome doubleton (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player 2, II, deuce, two the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number n an oppressive power 4under the yoke of a tyrant they threw off the yoke of domination Hyper oppression the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" n fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment Hypo|Hyper tucker a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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