"yoke" in Chinese (Simplified)
轭枷锁(比喻)
Definition
轭是一种用来把两只动物连接在一起,用于拉东西(如犁)的木架。它也可比喻为对人们控制或压迫的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“轭”可以指农具(字面含义),也常用于比喻某种压迫或负担,如“摆脱枷锁”。文学、历史中常见,日常口语中较少使用。
Examples
The farmer put a yoke on his oxen.
农民给牛套上了**轭**。
A yoke connects two animals so they can pull a cart.
**轭**把两只动物连在一起,以便拉车。
The people wanted to be free from the king's yoke.
人们想摆脱国王的**枷锁**。
For centuries, farmers used a wooden yoke to plow their fields.
几个世纪以来,农民们用木制的**轭**来耕地。
They finally threw off the yoke of oppression.
他们终于摆脱了压迫的**枷锁**。
Heavy taxes were a yoke on the poor.
沉重的税收是穷人的**枷锁**。