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yoke 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/yōk/,
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yoke, plural; yokes, plural;
  1. Put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke
    • - a plow drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together
    • - Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's
  2. Rob; mug
    • - two crackheads yoked this girl
Noun
  1. A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull

  2. A pair of animals coupled together in such a way
    • - a yoke of oxen
  3. The amount of land that one pair of oxen could plow in a day

  4. A frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets

  5. Used of something that is regarded as oppressive or burdensome
    • - the yoke of imperialism
  6. Used of something that represents a bond between two parties
    • - the yoke of marriage
  7. Something resembling or likened to such a crosspiece, in particular

  8. A part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached, typically in gathers or pleats

  9. The crossbar at the head of a rudder, to whose ends ropes are fastened

  10. A bar of soft iron between the poles of an electromagnet

  11. (in ancient Rome) An arch of three spears under which a defeated army was made to march

  12. A control lever in an aircraft

  1. become joined or linked together
  2. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
  3. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
  4. an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
  5. couple: two items of the same kind
  6. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
  7. A yoke is a wooden beam which is used between a pair of oxen to allow them to pull a load (oxen almost always work in pairs). It can be used to help plow fields. There are several types, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. ...
  8. A yoke, alternatively known as control column, is a device used for piloting in most fixed-wing aircraft.Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 563. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN 1-56027-287-2
  9. An A-clamp or yoke is a type of clamp very often used to make a pressure-tight high-pressure fastening in scuba gear. ...
  10. Sweater design is a specialization of fashion design in which knitted sweaters are designed to fulfil certain aesthetic, functional and commercial criteria. ...
  11. Yoke is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It has a height of 706 m (2,316 ft) and is situated in the far eastern sector of the national park, 7 kilometres north east of the town of Ambleside. ...
  12. Cartoon Network (abbreviated CN, corporately known as The Cartoon Network, Inc.) is an American cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. The original American channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 at 12:00 PM.
  13. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together; A pair (of animals, especially oxen); A burden; something which represses or restrains a person; The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. ...
  14. The location where a home's water meter is sometimes installed between two copper pipes, and located in the water meter pit in the yard.
  15. The weight support for the glassworker while in the glory hole while being flashed.
  16. Heavy U-shaped part of a block by which the pulley is attached (24).
  17. two crossed pieces of timber or a forked branch fixed to the neck of a habitually straying sheep in an attempt to prevent it breaking through hedges and fences.
  18. Usually a brass casting that holds both the hot and cold valves and the mixing chamber for the water. May also refer to an assembly of copper or other metal which serves the same function.
  19. An object or thing i.e. 'That's a strange looking yoke, what is it?'
  20. To dream of seeing a yoke, denotes that you will unwillingly conform to the customs and wishes of others. To yoke oxen in your dreams, signifies that your judgment and counsels will be accepted submissively by those dependent upon you. ...
  21. The large ring surrounding the breech end of the barrel which provides a connection between the barrel and the recoil system.  Shoulders on the gun prevent movement between the barrel and the yoke.  In guns designed for case ammunition, the yoke is replaced by a housing.
  22. The lower cap on the masthead. It is cut out of solid wood, and either strengthened by an iron plate over the whole of its top, or an iron band round its entire edge. The crosstrees are fitted on the yoke. ...
  23. The yoke is the fabric across the back shoulders of a shirt or dress that connects the collar, sleeves, front pieces and back pieces together. There may also be a yoke on a skirt, where it would cross just below the waist.
  24. The area of a globe valve bonnet, or upper body, where the actuator is attached to the valve body.
  25. Fitted fabric at neckline, shoulders or hips to which gathered or pleated fabric or lace is joined.