yield學測 L6KK [ˈjild] ｜ /ˈjild/
讓路；讓行·受壓彎曲·屈服；讓步·產出；出產·產量·收益；報酬率
學測必考字，一字身兼產出與讓步兩義
The old bridge finally yielded under the weight of the trucks.
那座老橋終於承受不住卡車的重量而塌陷。
一個畫面：受壓釋放
讓路讓其他人事物先通過
彎曲不斷受外力彎曲卻沒有斷裂
屈服讓步受壓力後停止抵抗
產出釋放受栽培或努力後釋出成果
義項
斑馬線讓行C1verb讓路；讓行
Drivers must yield to pedestrians on the road.
在馬路上，駕駛人必須讓行人先行。
yield to pedestriansyield the right of way
樹枝彎曲C1verb受壓彎曲
The thin branch yielded to the wind but did not break.
細樹枝在風中彎曲，但沒有折斷。
yield under weightyield under pressure
據理讓步C1verb屈服；讓步
After a long fight, she finally yielded and agreed with him.
經過一場長時間的爭吵，她終於讓步並同意他的看法。
yield to pressureyield to demands
稻田豐收C1verb產出；出產
Farmers in Taiwan hope the rice fields will yield a good harvest this year.
台灣的農夫希望今年稻田能產出豐富的收成。
yield a harvestyield results
產量數字C1noun產量
This year's rice yield was higher than last year's.
今年的稻米產量比去年高。
a high yieldcrop yield
銀行收益C1noun收益；報酬率
The bank pays a small yield on your savings every year.
銀行每年會針對存款支付一筆小額收益。
annual yieldyield on investment
片語
yield to temptation禁不住誘惑 →抵擋不住誘惑而讓步
yield to pressure扛不住壓力 →承受不住壓力而讓步
yield the right of way禮讓路權 →把優先通行權讓給別人
yield a profit帶來獲利 →投資產生金錢上的獲利
你會不會這樣說？
Cars must ___ to pedestrians on the road. (yield / yell)
看答案
yield
yield 是讓路，yell 是大喊，兩字外型相近但意思完全不同。
'The bank pays a small yield on your savings.' 這裡的 yield 最接近哪個意思？(A) 讓路 (B) 收益 (C) 屈服
看答案
(B)
此句提到銀行與存款，指的是金融收益，而非讓路或屈服。
字族
yielding 順從的；易彎曲的・unyielding 不屈服的；堅定的