yoke
noun
verb
jəʊk
noun
1
a
wooden
bar
used
for
keeping
two
animals
together,
especially
cattle,
when
they
are
pulling
heavy
loads
(牛)轭
2
a
frame
that
you
put
across
your
shoulders
so
that
you
can
carry
two
equal
loads
which
hang
from
either
side
of
it
〔挑东西用的〕轭状扁担
3
the yoke of sth
something
that
restricts
your
freedom,
making
life
difficult
[文] 某事物的束缚 (羁绊 )
literary
the
yoke
of
tradition
传统的枷锁
4
a
part
of
a
skirt
or
shirt
just
below
the
waist
or
collar,
from
which
the
main
piece
of
material
hangs
in
folds
〔女服的〕上衣抵肩; 裙腰
verb
5
to
put
a
yoke
on
two
animals
〔用轭〕把〔牲口〕套在一起
6
to
closely
connect
two
ideas,
people,
or
things
使结合; 使匹配
yoke
sth
to
sth
Beauty
is
forever
yoked
to
youth
in
our
culture.
在我们的文化中,美总是和青春相连。