yield to 1. comply with; give way to; submit to 顺从；让步；屈服于 * He is not the kind of people to yield to threats. 他不是那种屈服于威胁的人。 * He yielded to temptation. 他屈服于诱惑之下。 * The disease yielded to treatment. 这病经过治疗好了。 * She did not yield to his advice. 她不听他的劝告。