来自yield,屈服，顺从。

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.