| 词组 | yield |
| 释义 | yield [yielded, yielded, yielding] yield to 1. yield to sth/sb to agree to do something that someone is trying to make you do, even though you do not really want to yield to pressure (to do sth) ▪ The Prime Minister criticized the striking workers, and promised that the government would not yield to pressure. yield to demands ▪ From the official statements coming out of Beijing, there is little sign that the Chinese government will yield to US demands. yield to sb ▪ "There is no question of our party yielding to the terrorists", said Mr Seamus Mallon, MP for Newry and Armagh. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give in to 2. yield to sth to finally do something that you have been trying not to do, because you cannot control your feelings any more: ▪ "Are you married?" she asked, yielding to her curiosity. yield to temptation ▪ Dexter yielded to temptation, and lit a cigarette. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give in to 3. yield to sth if one things yields to another, the second thing replaces the first: ▪ Open spaces around towns are yielding to huge hyperstores. ▪ Goodrich had been in the navy all his life, watching sail yield to steam and wood to steel. ■ SIMILAR TO: give way to, be replaced (by) yield up 1. yield up sth • yield sth up formal to show or produce something that was hidden or difficult to find, or that people did not know about: ▪ One day the Titanic will finally yield up its secrets. ▪ New research into the functioning of the human brain has yielded up some surprising discoveries. ■ SIMILAR TO: reveal, disclose formal 2. yield up sth • yield sth up BrE formal to give something that belongs to you to someone else, because you are forced to give it to them: ▪ Angus was outraged, declaring that he would never yield up the castle to the English. |
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