yield

verb

1. 出产（作物）；产生（收益、效益等）；提供
   to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result or crop
   1. Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns.
      高利率的存款会产生丰厚的收益。
   2. The research has yielded useful information.
      这项研究提供了有用的资料。
   3. trees that no longer yield fruit
      不再结果实的树
2. 屈服；让步
   to stop resisting sth/sb; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do
   1. After a long siege, the town was forced to yield.
      经过长时间的包围，这座孤城被迫投降。
   2. He reluctantly yielded to their demands.
      他不情愿地屈从于他们的要求。
   3. I yielded to temptation and had a chocolate bar.
      我经不住诱惑，吃了一大块巧克力。
3. 放弃；缴出
   to allow sb to win, have or take control of sth that has been yours until now
   1. He refused to yield up his gun.
      他拒绝缴枪。
   2. The universe is slowly yielding up its secrets.
      宇宙慢慢地展现出它的秘密。
4. （受压）活动，变形，弯曲，折断
   to move, bend or break because of pressure
   1. Despite our attempts to break it, the lock would not yield.
      这把锁我们砸也砸不开。
5. 给（大路上的车辆）让路
   to allow vehicles on a bigger road to go first
   1. Yield to oncoming traffic.
      给迎面驶来的车辆让路。
   2. a yield sign
      让车标志

noun

1. 产量；产出；利润
   the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced
   1. a high crop yield
      作物丰收
   2. a reduction in milk yield
      牛奶产量的降低
   3. This will give a yield of 10% on your investment.
      这会给你的投资带来10%的利润。

1. VERB 屈服;屈从;让步
   If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them.
   1. Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire?...
      面对要求其隐退的压力越来越大，她会屈服吗？
   2. I yielded to an impulse...
      我没有忍住冲动。
   3. If the government does not yield, it should face sufficient military force to ensure its certain and swift defeat.
      如果政府不让步，它就会面临重兵围困，必将迅速落败。
2. VERB . 放弃;缴出;让出
   If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it
   1. He may yield control...
      他可能会放弃控制权。
   2. The President is now under pressure to yield power to the republics.
      总统现在面临着让权给共和党人的压力。
   3. Yield up means the same as yield .
      yield up同yield
   4. Giulio Andreotti yielded up the prime ministership last summer.
      朱利奥·安德烈奥蒂去年夏天辞去了总理之职。
3. VERB 被…替代;为…所取代
   If one thing yields to another thing, it is replaced by this other thing.
   1. Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
      波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
4. VERB （行人或车辆）让路，让行
   If a moving person or a vehicle yields, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
   1. When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.
      进入滑雪道或开始下滑时，要给其他滑雪者让路。
   2. ...examples of common signs like No Smoking or Yield.
      “请勿吸烟”或“让行”之类的常见标志的例子

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 give way


5. VERB （受压）折断，活动，移位
   If something yields, it breaks or moves position because force or pressure has been put on it.
   1. The door yielded easily when he pushed it.
      他一推，门就开了。
6. VERB 出产（作物）;产（肉）
   If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals yield a particular amount of meat.
   1. Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.
      去年40万英亩的土地产值达17.5亿美元。
   2. Yield up means the same as yield .
      yield up同yield
   3. The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.
      浅海床提供了丰富的食物。
7. N-COUNT （农作物或牲畜的）产量，产出
   A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals.
   1. ...improving the yield of the crop...
      提高农作物产量
   2. Polluted water lessens crop yields.
      受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。
8. VERB （税收或投资）产生，带来（收益或效益）
   If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it.
   1. It yielded a profit of at least $36 million.
      它带来了至少3,600万美元的收益。
9. N-COUNT 投资收益;利润
   A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment.
   1. ...a yield of 4%...
      4%的收益
   2. The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
      红利股票的高收益率对私人投资者极具吸引力。
   3. ...the yield on a bank's investments.
      一家银行投资带来的收益
10. VERB 产生（结果）；得出（信息）
    If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it.
    1. This research has been in progress since 1961 and has yielded a great number of positive results...
       这项研究自1961年起一直在开展，已取得了不少积极成果。
    2. His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information.
       他的墨尔本之行让他大开眼界。

1. Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments
   过渡时期难免会出现一些困难的时候。
2. Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire?
   面对要求其隐退的压力越来越大，她会屈服吗？
3. I yielded to an impulse
   我没有忍住冲动。
4. If the government does not yield, it should face sufficient military force to ensure its certain and swift defeat.
   如果政府不让步，它就会面临重兵围困，必将迅速落败。
5. He may yield control
   他可能会放弃控制权。
6. The President is now under pressure to yield power to the republics.
   总统现在面临着让权给共和党人的压力。
7. Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
   波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
8. When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.
   进入滑雪道或开始下滑时，要给其他滑雪者让路。
9. The door yielded easily when he pushed it.
   他一推，门就开了。
10. Polluted water lessens crop yields.
    受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。
11. It yielded a profit of at least$ 36 million.
    它带来了至少3,600万美元的收益。
12. The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
    红利股票的高收益率对私人投资者极具吸引力。
13. This research has been in progress since 1961 and has yielded a great number of positive results
    这项研究自1961年起一直在开展，已取得了不少积极成果。
14. His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information.
    他的墨尔本之行让他大开眼界。
15. Neither side would give in [ yield].
    双方相持不下。
16. Both the rice seeds are good strains and will give about the same yield.
    这两种水稻都是良种，产量不相上下。
17. This year's yield of wheat is higher than ever before.
    今年小麦产量高于往年。
18. Cows yield milk.
    奶牛产奶。
19. We must do everything to raise the per unit yield.
    我们要千方百计提高单位面积产量。
20. What is the per mu yield of grain here?
    这里的粮食亩产量是多少？
21. The compensations for the injuries seldom yield complete satisfaction.
    伤害赔偿很少使受害人称心如意。
22. You will meet much evil in life; try not to yield to temptation.
    你将在生活中遇到许多邪恶，千万不可受其诱惑。
23. Most other metals do not have such a flat yield region.
    其它多数金属没有这种平的屈服区域。
24. Not enough is known about these forces to yield accurate theoretical expressions for the virial coefficients.
    要想得到维里系数的准确理论表达式；我们还缺乏关于这些力的足够知识。
25. The rice yield was800 Jin per mu.
    一亩稻子收了八百斤。
26. We will never yield to force.
    我们决不会向暴力屈服。

  surrender give in submit yield【导航词义：投降】

  surrender v. 投降，屈服

〔辨析〕普通用词，指因战败而投降，或指在压力下屈服让步，常后接介词 to。

  give in phr. v. 投降，屈服；让步

〔辨析〕用法不如 surrender 正式，可后接介词 to。

  submit v. 〈正式〉使屈服，屈从

〔辨析〕通常指放弃抵抗，屈服于某一势力、权力、意志等。

  yield v. 投降，屈服；让步

〔辨析〕通常指放弃抵抗而投降，也可指因缺乏坚强的意志、忍耐力等而屈从于某种权势或压力，常后接介词 to。

yield to sth

1. 被…替代；为…所取代
   to be replaced by sth
   1. Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns.
      高利率的存款会产生丰厚的收益。
   2. The research has yielded useful information.
      这项研究提供了有用的资料。
   3. trees that no longer yield fruit
      不再结果实的树

noun

1. production of a certain amount

   Synonym:    output

2. an amount of a product

   Synonym:    fruit

3. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   1. the average return was about 5%

   Synonym:    returnissuetaketakingsproceedspayoff

4. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
   1. production was up in the second quarter

   Synonym:    outputproduction

verb

1. end resistance, as under pressure or force
   1. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram

   Synonym:    give way

2. consent reluctantly

   Synonym:    give insuccumbknuckle underbuckle under

3. be willing to concede
   1. I grant you this much

   Synonym:    concedegrant

4. cease opposition

5. be flexible under stress of physical force
   1. This material doesn't give

   Synonym:    give

6. give or supply
   1. The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
   2. This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
   3. The estate renders some revenue for the family

   Synonym:    renderreturngivegenerate

7. cause to happen or be responsible for
   1. His two singles gave the team the victory

   Synonym:    give

8. move in order to make room for someone for something
   1. The park gave way to a supermarket
   2. `Move over,' he told the crowd

   Synonym:    move overgive waygiveease up

9. bring in
   1. interest-bearing accounts
   2. How much does this savings certificate pay annually?

   Synonym:    paybear

10. give over

    Synonym:    concedecedegrant

11. be the cause or source of
    1. He gave me a lot of trouble
    2. Our meeting afforded much interesting information

    Synonym:    giveafford

12. be fatally overwhelmed

    Synonym:    succumb

13. give in, as to influence or pressure

    Synonym:    relentsoften