1 (Brit 英) an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a wall or fence around it 庭院;院子:
a school/prison yard学校的操场;监狱的放风场☞Look at courtyard and churchyard. 参看courtyard及churchyard。
2 (US 美) =GARDEN¹(1)
3 (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) an area, usually without a roof, used for a particular type of work or purpose 场地;工场:
a shipyard/boatyard造船厂a builder's yard建筑工地 In British English the piece of land belonging to a house is a garden if it has grass, flowers, etc, and a yard if it is made of concrete or stone. In American English this piece of land is a yard whether it has grass or not. 在英国英语里,属于房子范围及种植了花草的地方称为garden,铺混凝土或石块的叫做yard。在美国英语里,不管有没有种植花草都叫yard。
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4 (abbr yd) a measure of length; 0.914 of a metre. There are 3 feet in a yard 码(长度单位,相当于0.914米或3英尺):
Our house is 100 yards from the supermarket.我们的房子距超级市场100码。