| [/jiːld; jild/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] bear, produce or provide (a natural product, a result or profit) 生出、 产生或提供（自然产物、 结果或利润）:
trees that no longer yield fruit 不再结果实的树 *
experiments yielding new insights 得到新的认识的实验 *
Building societies' investment accountsyield high interest. 房屋建筑协会的投资利润获得很高的利息. 用法:
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文) allow oneself to be overcome by pressure; cease opposition (to sb/sth) 屈服; 让步; （对某人[某事物]）不再反对:
The town was forced to yield after a long siege. 该城受长期围困而被迫弃守. *
The government has not yielded to public opinion. 政府并未向舆论让步. *
She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate. 她禁不住诱惑, 又吃了一块巧克力.
(b) [I] be forced out of the usual or natural shape; bend or break under pressure （受外力）变形; （受压力）弯曲或折断:
Despite all our attempts to break it open, the lock would not yield. 尽管我们想方设法要把锁弄断, 它却仍纹丝不动. *
The dam eventually yielded and collapsed under the weight of water. 水坝在水的压力下终於决口. 用法:
3 [Ipr] ~ to sth be replaced or superseded by sth 被某事物代替或替换:
Increasingly, farm land is yielding to property development. 地产的发展逐渐占据了农田. *
The cinema has largely yielded to the home video. 电影业在很大程度上已让位给家庭录像电影. 用法:
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) 勉强地将某事物交出（予某人）; 将某人[某事物]送交（某人）:
The terrorists have yielded two of their hostages (up) to the police. 恐怖分子已把其中两名人质交给警方.
(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. 宇宙慢慢地向科学家展现了自己的秘密. 用法:
5 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) (esp US) (of traffic) allow other traffic to have right of way （指道路上的来往车辆）让路给有先行权的车辆. 用法:
6 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文) admit that one is inferior (to sb/sth); concede 承认自己比不上（某人[某事物]）; 让步; 忍让:
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 2
n [U, C] (amount of) that which is yielded or produced 生产或出产（的量）:
a good, high, poor, etc yield of wheat 小麦的好收成、 高产、 歉收等 *
What is the yield per acre? 每英亩的产量是多少? *
the annual milk yield 牛奶的年产量. |