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yieldverb(PRODUCE)C2[T]tosupplyorproducesomethingpositivesuch as aprofit, anamountoffoodorinformation: 产生；出产；得出 anattemptto yieldincreasedprofits提高利润的努力 Theinvestigationyielded someunexpectedresults.调查得出了一些出乎意料的结果。 Favourableweatheryielded a goodcrop.好天气带来了好收成。 - Theprocessyieldsoilforindustrialuse.
- Burningwasteyieldsenergythat can be used forelectricpowerorheating.
- Theexcavationyielded somesuperbartifacts.
- Earlyradioequipmentyieldedpoorsoundquality.
- Theexperimentsyielded somesurprisingresults.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCreating and producing - anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- barrenness
- bash
- generate
- handmade
- knock
- knock off (something)
- knocksomeoneout
- knocksomethingtogether/up
- mint
- rollout
- runsomethingup
- rushsomethingout
- sand-cast
- scaresomethingup
- spin
- throw
See more results » yieldverb(GIVE UP)[IorT]to give up thecontrolof orresponsibilityfor something, often because you have beenforcedto: （常指被迫）放弃，让出 They wereforcedto yield(up)theirlandtotheoccupyingforces.他们被迫将领土割让给占领军。 Despiterenewedpressureto give up theoccupiedterritory, they will not yield.尽管有新的压力要求放弃被占领的土地，他们就是不愿屈服。 - Theyrefusedto yieldpower.
- They had to yieldcontrolof theriverarea.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesStop having or doing something - abdicate
- abdication
- bail out
- bandh
- break withsomething
- butt out
- forfeitable
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- ghost
- give up
- give up the ghostidiom
- lose
- relinquish
- relinquishment
- self-denying
- self-sacrifice
- self-sacrificing
- throw
See more results » yieldverb(BEND/BREAK)[I]formaltobendorbreakunderpressure: （受压）弯曲，折断，垮掉 Hislegsbeganto yield under thesheerweightof hisbody.他的双腿连自己的体重也承受不住，开始弯曲。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFlexible, loose and yielding - adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- ductility
- flowing
- fullness
- jointed
- limply
- limpness
- loose-fitting
- pliant
- pliantly
- relax
- rubbery
- slack
- slacken
- tensile
- unstuck
- yielding
See more results » yieldverb(STOP)[I]US(UKgive way)tostopinordertoallowothervehiclesto go past,especiallybefore youdriveonto abiggerroad: 停车让道（以让其他车辆通过） If you're goingdownhill, you need to yieldtobikersgoinguphill.下山的时候，你需要停车让上山的骑自行车的人先行。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesOn the road: driving & operating road vehicles - aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- steer
- steerable
- undertake
- undertaking
See more results » anamountof somethingpositive, such asfoodorprofit, that isproducedorsupplied: 产生；出产；得出Cropyields haverisensteadily.农作物产量稳步增长。 Yields ongasandelectricitysharesareconsistentlyhigh.天然气与电力股票的收益一直很高 - This year's yield was verylarge.
- Scientists havegreatlyincreasedthe yield ofcropssuch aswheat,riceandcorn.
- Farmersaddfertilizertoincreasethe yield.
- Thefertilesoilenabledfarmerstoproduceabundantyields.
- Plantbreedinghasincreasedyields and hasimprovedthenutritionalvalueof severalcrops.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFarming - general words - agroecology
- agroforestry
- arable
- biodynamic
- biodynamics
- farming
- grain
- harvest
- haystack
- hungry gap
- hydroponic
- landless
- landrace
- monoculture
- non-farm
- soil
- terrace
- the Agrarian Revolution
- thresh
- vertical farming
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: yield| American Dictionaryyieldverb(PRODUCE)[T]tosupplyorproducesomethingpositivesuch as aprofit, anamountoffood, orinformation: Somemutualfundsarecurrentlyyielding 15% on newmoneyinvested. [T]If something yieldsinformation, itprovidesit: Aletterfoundby theFBIlastweekmay yield newclues. yieldverb(GIVE UP)[I/T]to give up thecontrolof orresponsibilityfor something, often because you have beenforcedto: [I/T]If you yield to something, youacceptthat you have beendefeatedby it: [I]It’seasyto yield to thetemptationtoborrowa lot ofmoney. [I/T]To yield totrafficcoming from anotherdirectionis towaitandallowit to go first. yieldnoun[C usually pl](PRODUCE)aprofitor anamountesp. of acropproduced: Over the past 50years,cropyields haverisensteadilyin the US. FINANCEthetotalamountofprofitorincomeproducedfrom abusinessorinvestment: The bond's yieldfellto 6.09%. high/low yieldThese securities arespeculativeand mayinvolvegreaterrisksand havehigheryields. an increase/reduction in yieldThepayouton a 25-yearpolicyisreducedto £100,271, whichrepresentsareductionin yield from 13.3% to 13%. a30-day/30-year yield PRODUCTIONthetotalamountof acrop,product, etc. that isproducedorsupplied: Over a 15-yearperiod, theaverageyield ofdairycowsin the UK hadincreasedby 34%. Thesesaltscontinuouslybombardagriculturalsoils,stressingplantsandreducingcropyields. MONEYtheaverageamountofmoneythat anairlinereceivesfrom eachpassengerfor eachmiletheytravelor that ahotelreceivesfrom eachguestfor eachnighttheystay: Yieldmanagementis not really new tohoteliers, sinceidenticalroomshave beensoldforhigherpricesduring highseasonand forlowerpricesduringlowseasonforgenerations. See alsobond yield current yield dividend yield earnings yield effective yield equity yield gilt yields gross yield high-yield initial yield maturity yield net yield nominal yield redemption yield running yield true yield FINANCEtosupplyorproduceaprofit,income, etc.: Thestake,analystssay, could yield $700m ayearinrevenue. Britishsharescurrentlyyield 3.3%. yield profit/returnsEven the mostunglamoroussectorsof themarketcan yieldbigreturns. PRODUCTIONtosupplyorproduceacrop,product, etc.: Oilfieldsandreservesare yielding moreoilthan had beenthoughtpossible, because oftechnologicaladvances. tosupplyorproduceinformation,results, etc.: yield benefits/information/resultsSubsequentproducttestsyieldedbetterresults. Hisemailstocompanyexecutivesyielded noresponse. Examplesofyieldyield This yields payoffs of 18 and 54 to the two players, respectively, for a total payoff of 72.From theCambridge English Corpus This can best be done in clearly situated case studies, whichyieldqualitative findings that can then be examined for possible explanations and further enquiry.From theCambridge English Corpus Structural consistency is an example of a strong rule that has the power to invalidate changes thatyieldphysically unsupportable designs.From theCambridge English Corpus Page also correctly notes that localist representations not only canyieldinsightful and interpretable psychological theories, but neurally plausible theories as well.From theCambridge English Corpus Activities that have large starting capital requirements are pursued by relatively few people butyieldlucrative returns.From theCambridge English Corpus For the maizeyieldand net returns equations, the estimated coefficients of the farm size variables were statistically different between the adopters and non-adopters.From theCambridge English Corpus But farm size does not appear to explain differences in yields and net returns when the technology is adopted.From theCambridge English Corpus The constant represents the expected projectyieldin capital (per unit invested), net of monitoring costs.From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, the second of equations (30) yields equation (32) and the inequality (33)with the tangent replaced by the minus cotangent.From theCambridge English Corpus The first array default yields a default list of paths for every node.From theCambridge English Corpus These figures show that the diameter is likewise insensitive to the unsteady feed-in radius (0, t): a 5% input variation yields around a 1% response.From theCambridge English Corpus It is the signature from land surfaces that willyieldthe most detectable evidence for photosynthesis.From theCambridge English Corpus Structural equation modelling for studying genotyperenvironment interactions of physiological traits affectingyieldin wheat.From theCambridge English Corpus The sonorant of the cluster is devoiced, which yields a sonority profile sufficient to avoid violation of this constraint.From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, when observers were asked to reach for the targets (without seeing their hand) the convergence yielded nearer reaches, and the divergence farther reaches.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithyieldyieldThese are words often used in combination withyield. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. agricultural yield The existing literature on the role ofagriculturalyieldperformance in tropical deforestation is mixed. From theCambridge English Corpus annual yield Correlation between index values averaged across sample times within a year andannualyield. From theCambridge English Corpus average yield The increase in soil carbon content in contrast, affects bothaverageyieldand its volatility. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |