[N-COUNT 可数名词]码(长度单位,等于36英寸或约91.4厘米) A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres.
[num N]
The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing...
事件发生在距他所站位置大约500码远的地方。
A few yards away, Jos Vargas stands beside his small home.
几码之外,乔斯·瓦尔加斯站在他的小房子旁边。
...a long narrow strip of linen two or three yards long.
两三码长的细长亚麻布条
...a yard of silk.
一码丝绸
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]院子;庭院 A yard is a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it.
I saw him standing in the yard.
我看到他站在院子里。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](进行某项作业的)区域,场地,工场 You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as a yard.
[usu supp N]
...a railway yard.
铁路调车场
...a ship repair yard.
船舶修理场
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](住宅旁的)园圃,花园 A yard is a piece of land next to someone's house, with grass and plants growing in it.
[AM 美]
He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
我出生的时候,他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑,种了棵枫树。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用garden
Oxford
yard★/jɑːd; NAmEjɑːrd/noun1★( BrE) an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall 院子◆the prison yard监狱里的院子◆The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school.孩子们在学校前面的空地上玩耍。☞see also
backyard
(2 )2★( NAmE) (BrEgar·den)a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc, usually with a lawn(= an area of grass)(住宅旁或周围的)庭园,花园,果园,菜园☞see also
backyard
3★( usually in compounds 通常构成复合词) an area of land used for a special purpose or business (某种用途的)区域,场地◆a boat yard船坞HELPYou will find other compounds ending in yardat their place in the alphabet. 其他以 yard 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。☞synonyms at
factory
4★(abbr.yd )a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 of a metre 码(长度单位,等于 3 英尺(36 英寸)或 0.9144 米)5( technical 术语) a long piece of wood fastened to a mastthat supports a sail on a boat or ship 帆桁IDIOMsee
inch
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yardyardsyardedyardingyard/jɑːd; NAmEjɑːrd/
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yardyard /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/ ●●●S2W2 noun [countable]
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1measure (written abbreviation yd) a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or 0.91 metres: a hundred yards away an area of 9,000 square yards2enclosed area an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or business: a builder’s yard a timber yardprison/school yard (=an area outside a prison or school where prisoners or students do activities outdoors)3garden American English the area around a house, usually covered with grassSYN garden British Englishfront/back yard The kids were playing in the back yard.4back of house British English an enclosed area without grass at the back of a small house →
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