| 释义 |
yieldyield1 /yild / verb - [transitive] to produce crops, profits, or results生产，出产（作物）；产生（收益或效果）◆How much wheat does each field yield?每块地可产多少小麦？◆Did the experiment yield any new information?这次实验提供了什么新信息吗？
- [intransitive] yield (to sb / sth) (formal) to stop resisting someone or something (so that you do what someone has demanded)让步；屈服◆The government refused to yield to the hostage takers' demands.政府拒绝向人质挟持者的要求让步。 SYN submit, give in
- [intransitive] yield (to sb / sth) to allow other traffic to go first or to join the road in front of you（给其他车辆）让路◆You have to yield to traffic on the highway here.在这里你得给公路上的车辆让路。
- [transitive] to allow someone to have control of something that you were controlling放弃；缴出◆The army has yielded power to the rebels.军队已将权力交给叛乱分子。
- [intransitive] yield to sth (formal) to be replaced by something, especially something newer（尤指被更新的东西）所取代，所替代；被淘汰◆Old-fashioned methods have yielded to new technology.过时的方法已被新技术淘汰。 SYN give way
- [intransitive] (formal) to bend or break弯曲；断裂◆The dam finally yielded under the weight of the water.水坝在水的压力下终于坍塌了。 SYN give way
yieldyield2 /yild / noun [countable] (business商业) the amount that is produced产量；产出；收益◆Wheat yields were down 5% this year.小麦的产量今年减少了 5%。◆This investment has an annual yield of 12%.这笔投资的年收益为 12%。 |