"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**。