yield to
服从, 屈服于
例句与用法:
I yield to no one in my admiration for (ie am one of the greatest admirers of) her work.
我比任何人都佩服她的工作。
We will never yield to invaders.
我们绝不会向侵略者屈服。
After months of refusing Mary yielded to Jim and agreed to marry him.
玛丽拒绝几个月之后向吉姆作了让步,并同意和他结婚。
Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another.
遵从,听从对他人的意见、愿望或判断的服从或礼貌的听从
ph.
屈服
yield toyield to1.■让步于, 屈服于; 使自己受到…的支配We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。She yielded to her daughter's request.她同意女儿的要求。You will meet much evil in life; try not to yield to temptation.你将在生活中遇到许多罪恶, 千万不可受其诱惑。2.■(使)陷入It's best to yield to your grief for a time, then you will be able to deal with your feelings.眼下你最好不要遏制自己悲痛的心情, 之后才能够处理自己的情绪。Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself.他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀。3.■接替, 替换I'm leaving the firm after all these years as I feel that I should yield to a younger man.在该公司任职这么些年后, 我就要离开了, 因为我觉得应当给比我年轻的人让位。The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm spring.漫长的严冬终于结束, 随之而来的是温暖的春天。
yield to1.■屈服于;向…投降;服从,顺从:We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们绝不会向征服者屈服。2.■同意接受或照做:At last they yield to our advice.他们终于听从了我们的劝告。3.■(物等)对…退让;对…失去抵御力:The ice has yield to the sun.冰在阳光下溶化了。4.■由…接替;把…交给:to yield the castle to the enemies把城堡让给敌人5.■劣于,低于;承认比…差,承认低于:to yield to none不落于人,不让给任何人;首屈一指6.■(议会中)把发言权让给:They yielded to the senator from the South.他们把发言权让给了南方议员。