| 单词 | yield |
| 释义 | yield —yield /jiːld/ noun [C usually plural] ► F0 an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied: » Crop yields have risen steadily.» Yields on gas and electricity shares are consistently high.Thesaurus+: ↑Farming - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Profits and losses• • • Extra Examples:» This year's yield was very large.» Scientists have greatly increased the yield of crops such as wheat, rice and corn.» Farmers add fertilizer to increase the yield.» The fertile soil enabled farmers to produce abundant yields.» Plant breeding has increased yields and has improved the nutritional value of several crops.verb [I or T] (GIVE UP) ↑Verb Endings for yield ► F0 to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to: » They were forced to yield (up) their land to the occupying forces.» Despite renewed pressure to give up the occupied territory, they will not yield.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing something• • • Extra Examples:» They refused to yield power.» They had to yield control of the river area.verb [I] FORMAL (BEND/BREAK) ↑Verb Endings for yield ► F0 to bend or break under pressure: » His legs began to yield under the sheer weight of his body.Thesaurus+: ↑Flexible, loose and yieldingverb [T] (PRODUCE) ↑Verb Endings for yield ► C2 to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: » an attempt to yield increased profits» The investigation yielded some unexpected results.» Favourable weather yielded a good crop.Thesaurus+: ↑Creating and producing , ↑Inventing, designing and innovation• • • Extra Examples:» The process yields oil for industrial use.» Burning waste yields energy that can be used for electric power or heating.» The excavation yielded some superb artifacts.» Early radio equipment yielded poor sound quality.» The experiments yielded some surprising results. |
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