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yield v.出产,生长,生产 vi.(～ to)屈服,屈从 n.产量,收益 While these meanings seem quite different, they both essentially mean "to give." The recipe gives twelve brownies to those who follow it, and Mary is giving up her right to go first. Yield can also mean the rate of return on an investment. A bond yields an interest rate of 2%, or gives an investor $2.00 for every $100 invested. ★★★☆☆ 2006.3

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[ji:ld] Yield has two meanings that seem quite different: "an amount" or "to give way." The yield of the recipe was twelve brownies. To avoid being tripped, Mary was forced to yield to the children on her way to the brownie plate. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. 1[VERB 动词]屈服；屈从；让步 If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them.   [V to n]  [V]  [FORMAL 正式]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？I yielded to an impulse...我没有忍住冲动。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 动词]. 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   [V n]  [V n to n]  [V P n (not pron)]  [FORMAL 正式]He may yield control...他可能会放弃控制权。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。Yield up means the same as yield .yield up同yieldGiulio 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 动词]被…替代；为…所取代 If one thing yields to another thing, it is replaced by this other thing.   [V to n]  [FORMAL 正式]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 动词]（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.   [V to n]  [V]  [AM 美]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。...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 way5[VERB 动词]（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.   [V]The door yielded easily when he pushed it.他一推，门就开了。6[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]  [V P n (not pron)]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。Yield up means the same as yield .yield up同yieldThe shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.浅海床提供了丰富的食物。7[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [with supp]...improving the yield of the crop...提高农作物产量Polluted water lessens crop yields.受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。8[VERB 动词]（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.   [V n]  [BUSINESS 商]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 可数名词]投资收益；利润 A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment.   [with supp]  [BUSINESS 商]...a yield of 4%...4%的收益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。...the yield on a bank's investments.一家银行投资带来的收益10[VERB 动词]产生（结果）；得出（信息） If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it.   [V n]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。His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information.他的墨尔本之行让他大开眼界。相关词组：yield up

英语单词	yield
英美音标	[ji:ld]
中文释义	v.出产,生长,生产 vi.(～ to)屈服,屈从 n.产量,收益
vocab简明	Yield has two meanings that seem quite different: "an amount" or "to give way." The yield of the recipe was twelve brownies. To avoid being tripped, Mary was forced to yield to the children on her way to the brownie plate.
vocab扩展	While these meanings seem quite different, they both essentially mean "to give." The recipe gives twelve brownies to those who follow it, and Mary is giving up her right to go first. Yield can also mean the rate of return on an investment. A bond yields an interest rate of 2%, or gives an investor $2.00 for every $100 invested.
真题原句	That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]屈服；屈从；让步 If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them. [V to n] [V] [FORMAL 正式] 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？ I yielded to an impulse... 我没有忍住冲动。 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 动词]. 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 [V n] [V n to n] [V P n (not pron)] [FORMAL 正式] He may yield control... 他可能会放弃控制权。 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。 Yield up means the same as yield .yield up同yield 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 动词]被…替代；为…所取代 If one thing yields to another thing, it is replaced by this other thing. [V to n] [FORMAL 正式] 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 动词]（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. [V to n] [V] [AM 美] 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。 ...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 动词]（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. [V] The door yielded easily when he pushed it. 他一推，门就开了。 6 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V P n (not pron)] 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。 Yield up means the same as yield .yield up同yield The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food. 浅海床提供了丰富的食物。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [with supp] ...improving the yield of the crop... 提高农作物产量 Polluted water lessens crop yields. 受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。 8 [VERB 动词]（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. [V n] [BUSINESS 商] 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 可数名词]投资收益；利润 A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment. [with supp] [BUSINESS 商] ...a yield of 4%... 4%的收益 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。 ...the yield on a bank's investments. 一家银行投资带来的收益 10 [VERB 动词]产生（结果）；得出（信息） If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it. [V n] 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。 His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information. 他的墨尔本之行让他大开眼界。相关词组： yield up
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Yield [V Verb 动词 N Ed Amount [Formal