yield to temptation
yield
【释义1】屈服、投降
牛津：~ (to sth/sb) to stop resisting sth/sb; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do柯林斯：If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them.
【例句】
I yielded to temptation and had a chocolate bar. 我经不住诱惑，吃了一大块巧克力
Carmen yielded to general pressure and grudgingly took the child to a specialist.
卡门屈服于普遍的压力，不得已带孩子去看了位专科大夫。
【同义词】give away
【释义2】放弃
牛津：sth/sb (up) (to sb) ( formal ) to allow sb to win, have or take control of sth that has been yours until now
柯林斯：If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it.
【例句】
He may yield control. 他可能放弃控制权。
He refused to yield up his gun. 他拒绝缴枪。
【释义3】出产（作物）；产生（收益、效益等）；提供
牛津：to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result or crop
柯林斯：If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it.
作名词时，可以表示产量、利润
【释义】
the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced
a high crop yield 作物丰收
a reduction in milk yield 牛奶产量的降低
【短语】yield curve 收益率曲线
(出处：https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058454/yield-curve-usa/)
【例句】
Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. 高利率的存款会产生丰厚的收益。
The tourist industry yield an estimated $2.25 billion for the state last year. 据估计，旅游业去年为国家贡献了约22.5亿美元的收入。
trees that no longer yield fruit 不再结果实的树
yield notable results 收效显著
【真题】
Concerning the latter, it may be tempting to be seduced by efforts that yield quick results and satisfy investor pressure for immediate returns.
出处：《剑桥BEC高级真题集第三辑：P21》
Subsidies for pesticides and artificial fertilisers encourage farmers to use greater quantities than are needed to get the highest economic crop yield.对杀虫剂和化肥提供补贴导致了农民过量使用人工肥料以追求经济作物的高产。
出处：《剑桥雅思第三辑》P44 第17行
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