yard

/jɑːd/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

院子;庭院;场地;码(长度单位,等于0.9144米)

释义与例句

n. 院子;庭院;场地
an area of land next to or around a building, often enclosed or used for a particular activity
  1. The children are playing in the yard behind the house.
    孩子们正在房子后面的院子里玩。
  2. He parked his bicycle in the school yard.
    他把自行车停在了学校的院子里。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The old timber is stored in a yard beside the workshop.
    旧木材存放在车间旁边的场地里。
n. 码(长度单位,等于0.9144米)
a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or approximately 0.9144 metres
  1. The swimmer was leading by several yards.
    这名游泳运动员领先了几码。
  2. The fabric costs eight pounds a yard.
    这种布料每码售价八英镑。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. A fence runs for fifty yards along the field.
    一道围栏沿着田地延伸五十码。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 yard 既可表示“院子”,也是长度单位“码”;表示距离时用复数 yards,表示布料价格可用 a yard。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • backyard 后院;屋后场地
    backyard 指房屋后面的院子,语义比 yard 更具体;在美式英语中也可泛指住宅附属的户外区域。
    They grow tomatoes in their backyard. 他们在后院里种西红柿。
同义词
  • garden 花园;庭院
    yard 可指房屋周围任何用途的场地,美式英语中常包括草坪和花园;garden 更强调种植花草或蔬菜的区域,在英式英语中常指住宅花园。
    We had lunch in the garden. 我们在花园里吃了午饭。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • metre 米(长度单位)
    yard 和 metre 都是长度单位,但 1 yard 等于 0.9144 米,比 1 米略短,换算时不能视为完全相等。
    The pool is twenty-five metres long. 这个游泳池长二十五米。
常见搭配
  • back yard 后院
    The dog is asleep in the back yard. 狗在后院里睡觉。
  • in the yard 在院子里
    She left the tools in the yard overnight. 她把工具在院子里放了一夜。
  • a hundred yards 一百码
    The nearest shop is about a hundred yards away. 最近的商店大约在一百码外。