| 单词 | yield |
| 释义 | yield v. & n. --v 1. tr. (also absol.) produce or return as a fruit, profit, or result (the land yields crops; the land yields poorly; the investment yields 15%). 2. tr. give up; surrender, concede; comply with a demand for (yielded the fortress; yielded themselves prisoners). 3. intr. (often foll. by to) a surrender; make submission. b give consent or change one's course of action in deference to; respond as required to (yielded to persuasion). 4. intr. (foll. by to) be inferior or confess inferiority to (I yield to none in understanding the problem). 5. intr. (foll. by to) give right of way to other traffic. 6. intr. US allow another the right to speak in a debate etc. --n an amount yielded or produced; an output or return. Phrases and idioms yield point Physics the stress beyond which a material becomes plastic. Derivatives yielder n. Etymology: OE g(i)eldan pay f. Gmc |
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