| 单词 | yard |
| 释义 | yard —yard /jɑːd/ aep /jɑːrd/ noun [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION yd) (UNIT OF MEASUREMENT) ► B1 a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetresThesaurus+: ↑Measurements of length and distance• • • Extra Examples:» His angled shot beat the goalkeeper from 20 yards.» His horse collapsed just 40 yards from the winning post.» A cricket pitch is 22 yards long.» A yard is equal to 3 feet.» The garden of their new house is 30 yards in length.noun [C] (LAND NEXT TO BUILDING) ► F0 an area of land next to a building that is covered with concrete or other hard material: » The house has a small yard at the back.» the prison yard→ SEE ALSO BACKYARD(Cf. ↑backyard), BARNYARD(Cf. ↑barnyard), FARMYARD(Cf. ↑farmyard)Thesaurus+: ↑Gardens and yards• • • Extra Examples:» He was chopping wood in the yard.» From the window we could see the children playing in the yard.» The prisoners were exercising in the yard.» When the bell rang, the schoolchildren ran out into the yard.» He hung the washing out to dry in the yard.noun [C] (WORK AREA) ► F0 an area of land in which a particular type of work is done, often one from which goods are sold: » a builders' yard» a scrap yard→ SEE ALSO BOATYARD(Cf. ↑boatyard), DOCKYARD(Cf. ↑dockyard), JUNKYARD(Cf. ↑junkyard), LUMBERYARD(Cf. ↑lumberyard), SHIPYARD(Cf. ↑shipyard), STOCKYARD(Cf. ↑stockyard)Thesaurus+: ↑Gardens and yards• • • Extra Examples:» Since they set up a builder's yard next door, our house has depreciated in value.» The state of the economy has led to many small businesses ending up in the knacker's yard.» I bought a cheap, replacement headlight from the scrap yard.» A lot of heavy lorries use this road on the way to the builder's yard.» There's a recycling point for old fridges at the scrap yard.noun [C] US (UK garden) (GARDEN) ► A2 a piece of land next to a house, usually used for growing flowers, grass, and other plantsThesaurus+: ↑Gardens and yards |
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