yoke

🇬🇧 UK/jәuk/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A wooden frame placed over the necks of two animals to link them; something that oppresses or burdens; a fitted top section of a garment

(牲口的)轭;束缚,压迫;(衣服的)过肩

v.

To join or link together, especially with a yoke

给……上轭;连接,结合

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
yokeother
=yoke

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Oxen wore wooden yokes to help them plow the fields together.

  • 2.

    The yoke of colonialism oppressed the nation for many decades.

  • 3.

    The two companies decided to yoke their resources for the new project.

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