yield
[ji:ld] verb
PRODUCE 产生
transitive
■to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information 产生；出产；得出•an attempt to yield increased profits提高利润的努力 •The investigation yielded some unexpected results.调查得出了一些出乎意料的结果。 •Favourable weather yielded a good crop.好天气带来了好收成。
[ji:ld] verb
GIVE UP 放弃
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to （常指被迫）放弃，让出•They were forced to yield (up) their land to the occupying forces.他们被迫将领土割让给占领军。 •Despite renewed pressure to give up the occupied territory, they will not yield.尽管有新的压力要求放弃被占领的土地，他们就是不愿屈服。
[ji:ld] verb
BEND/BREAK 弯曲／断裂
intransitive slightly formal
■to bend or break under pressure （受压）弯曲，折断，垮掉•His legs began to yield under the sheer weight of his body.他的双腿连自己的体重也承受不住，开始弯曲。
[ji:ld] verb
Phrasal Verbs yield to sth
AGREE
■to agree to do something that you do not want to do or should not do 服从，顺从，屈服于•It's very easy to yield to temptation and spend too much money.很容易会抵制不住诱惑而挥金如土。 •"We will not yield to pressure," said the president.“我们不会向压力屈服，”总统说道。 STOP US (UK give way)
■to stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past before you drive onto a bigger road 给（其他车辆）让道
[ji:ld] noun countable usually plural
ADVANCED
■an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied 产生；出产；得出•Crop yields have risen steadily.农作物产量稳步增长。 •Yields on gas and electricity shares are consistently high.天然气与电力股票的收益一直很高 |