Yielding

(adj.) tending to give in or surrender or agree; 'too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments'- V.I.Parrington .

(adj.) lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; 'a deep yielding layer of foam rubber' .

(adj.) inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; 'a timid yielding person' .

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• It is, I believe, too little yielding--certainly too little for the convenience of the world. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• As constructed to-day it is an enormous vessel (see Fig. 173), capable of holding 7,000 or more gallons, and yielding 250 barrels of sugar at a strike. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He found that when cows were deprived of food containing fat they still continued to give milk yielding cream or fatty products. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Yielding, therefore, the chair at the bedside to the quaint old housekeeper, Volumnia sits at a table a little removed, sympathetically sighing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• They are designed often to afford a yielding connection between the shaft and a machine which shall prevent excessive strain and wear upon starting of the shaft. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He saw a slave before him in that simple yielding faithful creature, and his soul within him thrilled secretly somehow at the knowledge of his power. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• And Graham, yielding to his bent for mischief, laughed, jested, and whispered on till I could bear no more, and my eyes filled. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• With a last faint effort, which would have been powerless but for my yielding to it and assisting it, he raised my hand to his lips. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• While glass is in the soft, yielding, pliable state, it is molded into dishes, bottles, and other useful objects, such as lamp shades, globes, etc. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Yielding to his hand, she rises, and they walk again; but this time with their faces turned towards their place of residence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Her temper was unalterably sweet; and although firm and resolute on any point that touched her heart, she was yielding to those she loved. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The reflection brought back the yielding of her face and form as she had drooped under his gaze. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Birkenhead Yielding Spinning Spindle Bearing. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Nor was it unwarranted: in five minutes more the grating key, the yielding lock, warned me my watch was relieved. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She looked dejected, as docilely yielding to a commanding power; she submissively entered, and was lost in the dark recess. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.

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