yield
verb
noun
jiːld
verb
1
RESULT
结果
to
produce
a
result,
answer,
or
piece
of
information
产生〔结果等〕
T
Our
research
has
only
recently
begun
to
yield
important
result
s.
直到最近我们的研究才开始取得重要成果。
2
CROPS/PROFITS
庄稼/利润
to
produce
crops,
profits
etc
出产，产出; 产生
T
Each
of
these
oil
fields
could
yield
billions
of
barrels
of
oil.
这些油田每一块都能产出数十亿桶原油。
The
tourist
industry
yielded
an
estimated
$2.25
billion
for
the
state
last
year.
去年旅游业为这个州创造了估计有 22.5 亿美元的收入。
These
investments
should
yield
a
reasonable
return
.
这些投资项目应该会产生不错的收益。
high-yielding/low-yielding
high-yielding
crops
高产的庄稼
3
AGREE UNWILLINGLY
不情愿地同意
to
allow
yourself
to
be
forced
or
persuaded
to
do
something
or
stop
having
something
屈从; 让步; 被迫同意
I,T
The
military
has
promised
to
yield
power.
军方答应交出权力。
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to
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The
hijackers
refuse
to
yield
to
demands
to
release
the
passengers.
劫机者拒绝了释放乘客的要求。
Further
action
may
be
necessary
if
the
leaders
do
not
yield
to
diplomatic
pressure
.
如果领导人不屈服于外交压力，就可能有必要采取进一步的行动。
Finally
she
yielded
to
temptation
and
helped
herself
to
a
large
slice
of
cake.
最后她经不住诱惑，吃了一大块蛋糕。
4
TRAFFIC
交通
to
allow
other
traffic
on
a
bigger
road
to
go
first
[美] 〔给大路车辆〕让行，让路;
I | AmE BrE
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to
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Yield
to
traffic
on
the
left.
让左侧车辆先行。
5
MOVE/BEND/BREAK
移动/弯曲/断裂
to
move,
bend,
or
break
because
of
physical
force
or
pressure
〔因物理力量或压力而〕移动，弯曲，断裂;
I
Ideally,
the
surface
should
yield
slightly
under
pressure.
理论上，物体表面在受力时应该会轻微凹陷。
6
GIVE UP FIGHTING
放弃战斗
to
stop
fighting
and
accept
defeat
[文] 投降，屈服;
I | literary
7
if
one
thing
yields
to
another,
it
is
replaced
by
that
thing
让位于; 被…替代;
Laughter
quickly
yielded
to
amazement
as
the
show
went
on.
随着节目进行下去，欢笑不久便被惊叹所取代。
8
to
show
or
produce
something
that
was
hidden
or
difficult
to
find,
or
that
people
did
not
know
about
揭示，展现; 泄露;
New
research
has
yielded
up
some
surprising
discoveries.
新的研究揭示了一些令人惊奇的发现。
9
to
give
something
that
belongs
to
you
to
someone
else,
because
you
are
forced
to
被迫放弃，缴出;
BrE formal
He
would
never
yield
up
the
castle
to
the
English.
他绝不会把城堡让给英格兰人。
noun
10
the
amount
of
profits,
crops
etc
that
something
produces
产量; 收益
The
average
milk
yield
per
cow
has
doubled.
每头奶牛的产奶量翻了一番。
high/low
yield
Shareholders
are
expecting
a
higher
yield
this
year.
股民们期盼今年会有更高的收益。
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of
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a
yield
of
over
six
percent
超过 6% 的收益