yoke

/jouk/

Thân thiện

Two oxen wear a wooden yoke as they pull a plow through a field.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A wooden frame or bar: A device that fits across the necks of two draft animals (like oxen) to join them together so they can pull a load as a team.
   • A frame or bar carried on a person's shoulders: A frame from which buckets or other loads are hung at each end, enabling them to be carried.
   • A pair of animals joined by a yoke: The two animals (e.g., oxen) that are linked together by a yoke.
   • A connecting part: Something that links two parts together, such as a clamp or a part of a garment (e.g., the fitted part at the top of a dress or shirt that goes over the shoulders).
   • A symbol of oppression or servitude: Something that represents a burden, domination, or oppressive rule.
   • Two items of the same kind: (Archaic) A pair or couple of things.

2. Verb:

   • To put a yoke on: To fit a yoke onto draft animals.
   • To link or join together: To connect two things or people, often to make them work in unison or under a shared burden.
   • To become joined: To be linked or united.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The farmer placed the heavy wooden yoke on the oxen.
  • She carried two pails of water using a yoke.
  • A yoke of oxen pulled the plow through the field.
  • The dress has a beautifully embroidered yoke.
  • The people lived under the yoke of a cruel dictator.

• Verb:

  • He yoked the horses to the wagon.
  • The treaty yoked the two rival nations in an uneasy alliance.
  • These two ideas yoke together surprisingly well.

Advanced Usage

• "To come/pass under the yoke": To submit to defeat or domination.
  • The defeated army was forced to come under the yoke.
• "To throw/shake off the yoke": To free oneself from oppression or control.
  • The colony fought to throw off the yoke of imperialism.

Variants and Related Words

• Yokefellow (noun, archaic): A partner, companion, or mate, especially in work.
• Yokel (noun): A derogatory term for an unsophisticated country person. (Note: This is a different word with a different origin, but it is sometimes associated due to similarity in form).

Synonyms

• Noun (for oppression): Bondage, servitude, subjugation, shackles.
• Noun (for connector): Coupling, clamp, link, tie.
• Verb: Harness, couple, hitch, link, unite, bind.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• Yoke together: To join or link things or people, often forcibly or for a common purpose.
  • The two departments were yoked together to improve efficiency.
• Yoke with: To be partnered or burdened with someone or something.
  • She found herself yoked with a lazy partner for the project.

Related Idioms

• Under the yoke: Living under oppressive control or rule.
  • For decades, the population suffered under the yoke of tyranny.
• The yoke of marriage: (Sometimes used, often critically) Refers to the perceived burdens or constraints of the marital union.
  • He spoke of marriage not as a joy, but as a yoke.

Học thuật

Noun

1. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
2. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
3. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
4. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
   • pulled by a yoke of oxen
5. two items of the same kind
6. an oppressive power
   • under the yoke of a tyrant
   • they threw off the yoke of domination
7. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

Verb

1. put a yoke on or join with a yoke
   • Yoke the draft horses together
2. link with or as with a yoke
   • yoke the oxen together
3. become joined or linked together

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coupling
• link