| 单词 | yield |
| 释义 | yield (once / 85 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 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. 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. WORD FAMILYyield: yielded, yielder, yielding, yields+/unyielding: unyieldingly, unyieldingness/yielder: yielders/yielding: unyielding, yieldingly, yieldings USAGE EXAMPLESTwo nights after yielding a season-worst 69 points in the first half to James Harden and Houston, the Knicks surrendered 67 to the Magic. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But, as is often the case, this sort of “discovery” science is yielding extraordinary benefits. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) As European stocks climbed, a rally in risk appetite also pushed down the yields on lower-rated government bonds in the euro zone to multi-week lows. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v give or supply This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn Syn|Hyper generate, give, render, return give cause to happen or be responsible for establish, givebring about create, make, produce create or manufacture a man-made product 2v bring in Syn|Hypo|Hyper bear, pay clear, net yield as a net profit pay offyield a profit or result bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages 3v give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Syn|Hyper cede, concede, grant give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 4n production of a certain amount Syn|Hypo|Hyper output crop, harvest the yield from plants in a single growing season fruitagethe yield of fruit production (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale 5n an amount of a product Syn|Hyper fruit product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process 6n the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) Syn|Hypo|Hyper output, production pick, picking the quantity of a crop that is harvested indefinite quantity an estimated quantity 7n the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings economic rent, rent the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions paybackfinancial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) income the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time 1v be the cause or source of Syn|Hypo|Hyper afford, give give cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense open, open up make available allow, allow for, leave, providemake a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 2v cause to happen or be responsible for 3Syn|Hyper give generate, give, render, return give or supply create, make make or cause to be or to become 1v move in order to make room for someone for something Syn|Hyper ease up, give, give way, move over abandon, give up stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v be flexible under stress of physical force Syn|Hyper give stretch become longer by being stretched and pulled 3v cease opposition; stop fighting Hypo give up, surrender give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another fallbe captured abnegatesurrender (power or a position) concedeacknowledge defeat capitulatesurrender under agreed conditions 4v give in, as to influence or pressure Syn|Ant|Hypo relent, soften remain firm, stand hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright fend, resist, standwithstand the force of something truckle yield to out of weakness 5v end resistance, as under pressure or force The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram Syn|Hyper give way change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 6v be willing to concede Syn|Hypo|Hyper concede, grant forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness condone, excuseexcuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with absolve, free, justifylet off the hook absolve, shrivegrant remission of a sin to remitforgive pardongrant a pardon to excuse, pardonaccept an excuse for agree, concord, concur, hold be in accord; be in agreement 7v consent reluctantly Syn|Hypo|Hyper buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb accede, bow, defer, give in, submit yield to another's wish or opinion accept, consent, go for give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to 8v be fatally overwhelmed Syn|Ant|Hyper succumb come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
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