yoke
noun [ C ] uk/jəʊk/ us/joʊk/
(FOR ANIMALS)
轭;（尤指）牛轭
a wooden bar that is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling
(IN CLOTHING)
上衣抵肩;裙腰
a fitted part of a piece of clothing, especially a strip that goes around the shoulders or waist, to which is sewn a looser piece of material
(CONNECTION)
formal纽带，联结；（通常指）束缚，枷锁
something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that unfairly limits freedom
the yoke of marriage 婚姻纽带
Both countries had thrown off the communist yoke. 两国都已经摆脱了共产主义的枷锁。
yoke
verb uk/jəʊk/ us/joʊk/
(ANIMALS)
[ T ]轭；（尤指）牛轭
to put a yoke on animals, especially cattle, so that they are fastened together and to a connected vehicle or load
Two oxen yoked to a plough walked wearily up and down the field. 两头用轭套在犁上的公牛在吃力地来回耕地。
(THINGS)
[ T often passive ] formal联合，使结合
to combine or connect two things
All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance. 所有这些不同的政治力量不知怎地结成了一个新的联盟。