yield

/jiːld/

名词

  • 产生;出产;得出

    Crop yields have risen steadily.

    农作物产量稳步增长。

/jiːld/

动词

  • (常指被迫)放弃,让出

    They were forced to yield (up) their land to the occupying forces.

    他们被迫将领土割让给占领军。

  • (受压)弯曲,折断,垮掉

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

    他的双腿连自己的体重也承受不住,开始弯曲。

  • 停车让道(以让其他车辆通过)

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

    下山的时候,你需要停车让上山的骑自行车的人先行。

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