a yoke of oxen
collocation一对同轭的牛
The farmer used a yoke of oxen to pull the cart.
农夫用一对同轭的牛拉车。
一对（牲畜等）；同类的一对；育克（服装肩部或腰部的合身部分）；压迫势力；奴役；束缚；字母Y的无线电报话代码词；与颈部框架相关的意义
a wooden crosspiece placed over the necks of two animals to pull a plow or cart
与颈部框架相关的意义
Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
无线电通信中表示字母Y的明码词
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Y.
衣服顶部的合身部分
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
与数量相关的意义及其他扩展用法
Senses relating to quantities, and other extended uses.
压迫势力
an oppressive power
一对同类物品
two items of the same kind
The farmer put a wooden yoke on the oxen and led them to the field.
农民给牛套上木轭，然后把它们牵到田里。
用法提示：yoke 在这里是名词，指套在牛颈上的木制轭具。
AI contextual example
The new yoke was lighter than the old one, so the oxen pulled the cart more easily.
新轭比旧轭轻，所以牛拉车更省力。
用法提示：yoke 是名词，指牛拉车时套在颈上的轭，此处用比较级说明其重量。
AI contextual example
After the long harvest, the farmer removed the yoke from the oxen and let them rest.
漫长的收获季结束后，农民取下牛身上的轭，让它们休息。
用法提示：yoke 是名词，指从牛身上取下的轭具。
AI contextual example
多指人身或精神上被束缚的状态；yoke 更常带轭具的具体比喻意象。
语义比 yoke 宽泛，指不公正的强力压制，不一定是具体工具。
较正式，常指法律或社会制度下的受奴役地位。
语义最重，直接指奴隶制度或状态；yoke 多用于文学比喻。
强调通过武力或强力使人服从，yoke 更侧重持续的束缚关系。
取“yoke”的“压迫势力、束缚”义项；freedom 为其直接反义词，不适用于“轭具”或“服装育克”等义项。
与“yoke”的“压迫、束缚”义相对，侧重摆脱压制的动作或结果。
与“yoke”的“受制于人、被束缚”义相对，强调自主、不受外部控制的状态。
一对同轭的牛
The farmer used a yoke of oxen to pull the cart.
农夫用一对同轭的牛拉车。
牛轭
He shaped the ox yoke from strong oak.
他用结实的橡木制作牛轭。
摆脱压迫；挣脱桎梏
The country threw off the yoke of its oppressors.
这个国家摆脱了压迫者的桎梏。
在压迫之下；受奴役
For centuries, the people lived under the yoke of invaders.
几个世纪以来，人民生活在入侵者的压迫之下。
奴隶制的枷锁
They fought to break the yoke of slavery.
他们为打碎奴隶制的枷锁而斗争。
衬衫的育克（肩部拼接处）
A shirt yoke gives the shoulders a neat fit.
衬衫的育克让肩部贴合整齐。
……的枷锁
The people finally escaped the yoke of imperialism.
人民终于摆脱了帝国主义的枷锁。
摆脱枷锁
The colonists threw off the yoke of British rule.
殖民地居民摆脱了英国统治的枷锁。
在……的统治／压迫下
For centuries they lived under the yoke of foreign invaders.
几个世纪以来，他们生活在外国入侵者的统治之下。
我心里柔和谦卑，你们当负我的轭，学我的样式，这样，你们心里就必得享安息。
This line from the Bible (Matthew 11:29) is a well-known quote in English-speaking culture. Jesus uses the image of a yoke—a wooden frame linking oxen—to symbolize a shared burden or responsibility, and the phrase is often used to express accepting duty with humility.
这句出自《圣经·马太福音》11章29节的名言，在英语文化中广为人知。耶稣用牛轭（连接牛的木质框架）来比喻共同的负担或责任，这句话常被用来表达以谦卑的心接受使命。
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