"yoke" in Chinese (Traditional)
軛枷鎖(比喻)
Definition
軛是一種用來把兩隻動物連結在一起、用來拉東西(如犁)的木製架子。也可以比喻為對人們的控制或壓迫。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「軛」可指農用器具,也常比喻壓迫或束縛,如「擺脫枷鎖」。常見於文學或歷史語境,口語中不常用。
Examples
The farmer put a yoke on his oxen.
農夫給牛套上了**軛**。
A yoke connects two animals so they can pull a cart.
**軛**將兩隻動物連在一起,好拉車。
The people wanted to be free from the king's yoke.
人民想擺脫國王的**枷鎖**。
For centuries, farmers used a wooden yoke to plow their fields.
數個世紀以來,農民都用木製的**軛**來耕田。
They finally threw off the yoke of oppression.
他們終於擺脫了壓迫的**枷鎖**。
Heavy taxes were a yoke on the poor.
沉重的稅收是窮人的**枷鎖**。