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yoke

UK //jəʊk//US //joʊk//

词源

源自古英语'geoc',与古诺尔斯语'ok'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*yugóm(意为连接或结合)。

noun

❶ 指套在牛、马等动物颈部的木制或金属器具,用于连接犁或车辆以便牵引。象征束缚或压迫的工具。

“The farmer placed the yoke on the oxen before plowing the field.”

(农民在犁田前给牛套上轭。)

“They struggled under the yoke of colonial rule for decades.”

(他们在殖民统治的枷锁下挣扎了几十年。)

同义词:harness, bondage, shackle

verb

❶ 用轭套住牲畜;比喻将人或事物强行结合在一起,常含强制或不情愿的意味。

“The farmer yoked the oxen together to pull the cart.”

(农民把牛套在一起拉车。)

“The treaty yoked two rival nations into an uneasy alliance.”

(条约将两个敌对国勉强结盟。)

同义词:harness, couple, bind

常见短语

under the yoke — 处于被控制或压迫的状态,常用于描述人民受专制统治或遭受不公平对待的情况。

“The people finally rebelled after centuries under the yoke of tyranny.”

(人民在暴政压迫数世纪后终于反抗。)

yoke of slavery — 比喻奴隶制度的束缚,强调失去自由的状态。现也用于比喻任何形式的严重压迫。

“The abolition movement sought to break the yoke of slavery.”

(废奴运动致力于打破奴隶制的枷锁。)