Yoke

[jəʊk] or [jok]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team.

(noun.) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment.

(noun.) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together.

(noun.) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end.

(noun.) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; 'pulled by a yoke of oxen'.

(noun.) an oppressive power; 'under the yoke of a tyrant'; 'they threw off the yoke of domination'.

(verb.) put a yoke on or join with a yoke; 'Yoke the draft horses together'.

(verb.) link with or as with a yoke; 'yoke the oxen together'.

(verb.) become joined or linked together.

朱厄尔錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

(n.) A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

(n.) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

(n.) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

(n.) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

(n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

(n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

(n.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.

(n.) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

(n.) Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

(n.) A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

(n.) Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

(n.) The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

(n.) A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

(v. t.) To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

(v. t.) To couple; to join with another.

(v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

(v. i.) To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

艾琳編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature.[2]. Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom, vassalage.

v. a. Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, associate.

手打:波莱特

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Couple, conjoin, connect, link, enslave, subjugate

ANT:Dissever, divorce, disconnect, liberate, release, manumit, enfranchise, Young,[See YEARN]

手打:西尔维亚

解釋/意思:

n. that which joins together: the frame of wood joining oxen for drawing together: any similar frame as one for carrying pails: (prov.) a chain of hills: a stretch of work—e.g. from meal-time to meal-time: a mark of servitude: slavery: a pair or couple.—v.t. to put a yoke on: to join together: to enslave.—v.i. to be joined: to go along with.—ns. Yoke′-dev′il (Shak.) a companion devil; Yoke′-fell′ow -mate an associate: a mate or fellow.—adj. Yoke′-toed pair-toed.—n. Yōk′ing as much work as is done at a stretch.

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