yield/jiːld/

vt

1. 生产，产出

• His farm yields vegetables and milk. 他的农场出产蔬菜和牛奶。

2. 产生(效果等)；带来(利益等)

• The investigation of the market yielded good profit. 市场调研带来很好的收益。

3. 使让步，屈服于

• She yielded herself to her emotions and cried out. 她无法控制自己的感情，大哭了一场。

4. 提供，给予

• The log cabin yielded us shelter from the heavy snow. 小木屋让我们避过了大雪。

5. 让出，放弃

• The millionaire yielded his wealth to the government. 百万富翁把他的财产出让给政府。

6. 泄露(秘密等)

• yield a secret 泄露秘密

vi

1. 让步，顺从

• The government didn't yield to terrorism. 政府没有屈服于恐怖活动。

2. (因压力而)弯曲，塌陷

• The bench yielded under our weight. 我们坐下去把长凳都压弯了。

3. (车)让行

4. 文 投降；顺从