yoking

英 [ˈjəʊkɪŋ]

美 [ˈjoʊkɪŋ]

v. 用轭把(动物)套在一起; 给(动物)上轭; (强行)使结合，使联合
yoke的现在分词

柯林斯词典

N-SING 奴役;束缚;羁绊;枷锁
If you say that people are under theyoke ofa bad thing or person, you mean they are forced to live in a difficult or unhappy state because of that thing or person.
1. People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery...
  人们仍然生活在奴隶制的枷锁之下。
2. ...a domineering comedian whose son flees to Blackpool to escape the parental yoke.
  其子逃到了布莱克浦以摆脱其管制的专横霸道的喜剧演员
轭;牛轭
Ayokeis a long piece of wood which is tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plough.
VERB 使强行结合；把…硬拼凑在一起
If two or more people or thingsare yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other.
1. The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together...
  导言部分试图将各部分硬拼凑在一起。
2. The Auto Pact yoked Ontario into the United States economy...
  《汽车协定》强行将安大略纳入了美国的经济体系中。
3. Farmers and politicians are yoked by money and votes.
  农场主和政客被金钱和选票绑在了一起。