yielding

英 ['jiːldɪŋ] 美['jildɪŋ]
  • adj. 生产的;屈从的;易弯曲的;柔顺的
  • n. 屈服;让步;可缩性
  • v. 出产(yield的ing形式);屈从
  • n. (Yielding)人名;(英)伊尔丁

GRE

中文词源


yielding 顺从的

来自yield,屈服,顺从。

英文词源


yielding (adj.)
late 14c., "generous in rewarding," present participle adjective from yield (v.). From 1660s as "giving way to physical force."

双语例句


1. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. 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.

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3. The country has sold out its principles in yielding to the demands of a military power.
这个国家屈从于一个军事大国的要求而出卖原则.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Wherever his hands moved it was all as yielding as water.
他的手摸着哪儿,都像水一样顺从.

来自英汉文学

5. Far and wide lay a ruined country, yielding nothing but desolation.
残破的农村四面伸展;除了荒凉之外再也生产不出什么.

来自英汉文学 - 双城记