单词 | yard |
释义 | yardyard /yɑrd/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] 1the land around a house, usually covered with grass: The ball landed in the neighbors’ yard.the front/back/side yard There’s a “for sale” sign in their front yard. → see also backyard compare garden1 (1), lawn (1)2 (written abbreviation yd.) math, science a unit for measuring length and distance, equal to 3 feet or 0.91 meters3an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or business: a prison exercise yard → see also lumberyard, schoolyard, shipyard, the whole nine yards at whole1 (7) [Origin: (1, 3) Old English geard enclosed area] |
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