yield
v
1 [Tn] bear, produce or provide (a natural product, a result or profit) 生出、 產生或提供(自然產物、 結果或利潤)
trees that no longer yield fruit 不再結果實的樹
experiments yielding new insights 得到新的認識的實驗
Building societies' investment accountsyield high interest. 房屋建筑協會的投資利潤獲得很高的利息.
2
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文) allow oneself to be overcome by pressure; cease opposition (to sb/sth) 屈服; 讓步; (對某人[某事物])不再反對
The town was forced to yield after a long siege. 該城受長期圍困而被迫棄守.
The government has not yielded to public opinion. 政府并未向輿論讓步.
She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate. 她禁不住誘惑, 又吃了一塊巧克力.
(b) [I] be forced out of the usual or natural shape; bend or break under pressure (受外力)變形; (受壓力)彎曲或折斷
Despite all our attempts to break it open, the lock would not yield. 盡管我們想方設法要把鎖弄斷, 它卻仍紋絲不動.
The dam eventually yielded and collapsed under the weight of water. 水壩在水的壓力下終於決口.
3 [Ipr] ~ to sth be replaced or superseded by sth 被某事物代替或替換
Increasingly, farm land is yielding to property development. 地產的發展逐漸占據了農田.
The cinema has largely yielded to the home video. 電影業在很大程度上已讓位給家庭錄像電影.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb/sth (up) (to sb) (fml 文)
(a) reluctantly give control of sth (to sb); deliver sb/sth (to sb) 勉強地將某事物交出(予某人); 將某人[某事物]送交(某人)
The terrorists have yielded two of their hostages (up) to the police. 恐怖分子已把其中兩名人質交給警方.
(b) reveal sth; disclose sth 泄露、 揭露、 透露、 暴露或露出某事物
The universe is slowly yielding up its secrets to scientists. 宇宙慢慢地向科學家展現了自己的秘密.
5 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) (esp US) (of traffic) allow other traffic to have right of way (指道路上的來往車輛)讓路給有先行權的車輛.
6 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文) admit that one is inferior (to sb/sth); concede 承認自己比不上(某人[某事物]); 讓步; 忍讓
I yield to no one in my admiration for (ie am one of the greatest admirers of) her work. 我比任何人都佩服她的工作. yield, n [U, C]
(amount of) that which is yielded or produced 生產或出產(的量)
a good, high, poor, etc yield of wheat 小麥的好收成、 高產、 歉收等
What is the yield per acre? 每英畝的產量是多少?
the annual milk yield 牛奶的年產量.