英语词汇“yield”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

yieldverb

uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/

yield verb (PRODUCE)

C2 [ T ] 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.

More 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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Creating and producing

bear fruit idiom
bring
bring sth out
churn sth out
cobble
craft
mass-produce
on the go idiom
overproduce
patch
patch sth together
phase
pump
raise
rush
turn sth in
turn sth out
uncreative
unleash
unproductive

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yield verb (GIVE UP)

[ I or T ] 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.

More examples

They refused to yield power.
They had to yield control of the river area.

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Stop having or doing something

abdicate
bail out
bandh
break with sth
butt out
cede
drop
fly
forwent
ghost
give (sth) up
give sb up
give sth up as a bad job idiom
give up on sb/sth
grow
self-sacrifice
subjugate
take a back seat idiom
throw (sth) up
throw in the towel idiom 1

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yield verb (BEND/BREAK)

[ I ] formal to bend or break under pressure:

His legs began to yield under the sheer weight of his body.

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Flexible, loose and yielding

adrift
bendable
bendy
ductile
elastic
floppy
flowing
jointed
loose
loose-fitting
loosely
looseness
plastic
slackness
spring
springy
sprung
stretch
stretchy
supple

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yield verb (STOP)

[ I ] US UK give way to stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past, especially before you drive onto a bigger road:

If you're going downhill, you need to yield to bikers going uphill.

Phrasal verb(s)

yield to sth

yieldnoun [ C usually plural ]

uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/

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.

More 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.

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Farming - general words

agrarian
agriculture
arable
corn earworm
cultivate
farming
food security
harrow
homestead
produce
PYO
rabi
reap
rick
seed
slash-and-burn
subsistence farming
the Agrarian Revolution
thrash
till

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Profits & losses

单词	yield
释义	Contents verb (4) yield (PRODUCE) yield (GIVE UP) yield (BEND/BREAK) yield (STOP) noun (1) yield (1) Contents verb (2) yield (PRODUCE) yield (GIVE UP) noun (1) yield (PRODUCE) Contents noun (3) yield (1) yield (2) yield (3) verb (3) yield (1) yield (2) yield (3) English American Business yieldverb uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/ yield verb (PRODUCE) C2 [ T ] 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Creating and producing bear fruit idiom bring *bring sth* out churn sth out cobble craft mass-produce on the go idiom overproduce patch patch sth together phase pump raise rush turn sth in turn sth out uncreative unleash unproductive See more results » yield verb (GIVE UP) [ I or T ] 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. More examples They refused to yield power. They had to yield control of the river area. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Stop having or doing something abdicate bail out bandh** break with sth butt out cede drop fly forwent ghost *give (sth)* up give sb up give sth up as a bad job** idiom give up on sb/sth grow self-sacrifice subjugate take a back seat idiom *throw (sth)* up throw in the towel idiom 1 See more results » yield verb (BEND/BREAK) [ I ] formal to bend or break under pressure: His legs began to yield under the sheer weight of his body. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile elastic floppy flowing jointed loose loose-fitting loosely looseness plastic slackness spring springy sprung stretch stretchy supple See more results » yield verb (STOP) [ I ] US UK give way to stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past, especially before you drive onto a bigger road: If you're going downhill, you need to yield to bikers going uphill. Phrasal verb(s) yield to sth yieldnoun [ C usually plural ] uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/ 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Farming - general words agrarian agriculture arable corn earworm cultivate farming food security harrow homestead produce PYO rabi reap rick seed slash-and-burn subsistence farming the Agrarian Revolution thrash till See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Profits & losses yieldverb us/jild/ yield verb (PRODUCE) [ T ] to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information: Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested. [ T ] If something yields information, it provides it: A letter found by the FBI last week may yield new clues. yield verb (GIVE UP) [ I/T ] to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to: [ T ] to yield power [ I/T ] If you yield to something, you accept that you have been defeated by it: [ I ] It’s easy to yield to the temptation to borrow a lot of money. [ I/T ] To yield to traffic coming from another direction is to wait and allow it to go first. yieldnoun [ C usually pl ] us/jild/ yield noun [ C usually pl ] (PRODUCE) a profit or an amount esp. of a crop produced: Over the past 50 years, crop yields have risen steadily in the US. yieldnoun [ C or U ] uk/jiːld/us FINANCE the total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment: The bond's yield fell to 6.09%. high/low yield These securities are speculative and may involve greater risks and have higher yields. an increase/reduction in yield The payout on a 25-year policy is reduced to £100,271, which represents a reduction in yield from 13.3% to 13%. a 30-day/30-year yield PRODUCTION the total amount of a crop, product, etc. that is produced or supplied: Over a 15-year period, the average yield of dairy cows in the UK had increased by 34%. These salts continuously bombard agricultural soils, stressing plants and reducing crop yields. MONEY the average amount of money that an airline receives from each passenger for each mile they travel or that a hotel receives from each guest for each night they stay: Yield management is not really new to hoteliers, since identical rooms have been sold for higher prices during high season and for lower prices during low season for generations. See also bond yield current yield dividend yield earnings yield effective yield equity yield gilt yields gross yield high-yield initial yield maturity yield net yield nominal yield redemption yield running yield true yield yieldverb [ T ] uk/jiːld/us FINANCE to supply or produce a profit, income, etc.: The stake, analysts say, could yield $700m a year in revenue. British shares currently yield 3.3%. yield profit/returns Even the most unglamorous sectors of the market can yield big returns. PRODUCTION to supply or produce a crop, product, etc.: Oil fields and reserves are yielding more oil than had been thought possible, because of technological advances. to supply or produce information, results, etc.: yield benefits/information/results Subsequent product tests yielded better results. His emails to company executives yielded no response**.
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yieldverb

yield verb (PRODUCE)

yield verb (GIVE UP)

yield verb (BEND/BREAK)

yield verb (STOP)

Phrasal verb(s)

yieldnoun [ C usually plural ]

yieldverb

yield verb (PRODUCE)

yield verb (GIVE UP)

yieldnoun [ C usually pl ]

yield noun [ C usually pl ] (PRODUCE)

yieldnoun [ C or U ]

yieldverb [ T ]