n.

1. 軛，牛軛[C]
2. （同軛的）一對牲口[C][M]
   The plow was pulled by a yoke of oxen.

   一對公牛同軛拉著一頭犁。

3. 軛形物；軛形扁擔；軛形吊鐘架[C]
   He carried two buckets on a yoke, one at each end.

   他用扁擔挑著兩只桶，一頭一個。

4. （套在俘虜頸上的）枷；軛門[C]
   The defeated army passed under the yoke.

   敗軍在軛門下通過。

5. 枷鎖；束縛；統治[the S][（+of）]
   In 1783 the American Colonies threw off the yoke of England.

   北美（十三個）殖民地於一七八三年擺脫了英國的統治。

6. 紐帶；聯結[the S][（+of）]
   the yoke of marriage

   婚姻紐帶

7. （女）上衣抵肩；裙腰[C]
8. 橫舵柄；飛機操縱桿[C]
9. 【電】軛鐵；【電子】偏轉線圈[C]

vt.

1. 給……套上軛；用軛連結
   The farmer yoked the oxen before hitching them to the wagon.

   農夫在將牛套上大車之前先給它們套上軛。

2. 把（牲口）套到犁（車等）上
   The farmer yoked his plow.

   農夫給犁套上了牲口。

3. 連接，結合
4. 使成配偶[H]
   They are yoked in marriage.

   他們聯姻。

vi.

1. 連接，結合；匹配[（+with）]

n.

1. a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plough or cart that they pull in unison.
   ▸

   (pl. same or yokes)

   a pair of animals yoked together.
   ▸archaic the amount of land that one pair of oxen could plough in a day.
2. a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets.
3. a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached.
4. (in ancient Rome) an arch of three spears under which a defeated army was made to march.
5. something regarded as oppressive or burdensome:
   the yoke of imperialism.
6. the crossbar of a rudder.

v.