| 单词 | yard |
| 释义 | yard 1. n. 1. a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre). 2. this length of material (a yard and a half of cloth). 3. a square or cubic yard esp. (in building) of sand etc. 4. a cylindrical spar tapering to each end slung across a mast for a sail to hang from. 5. (in pl.; foll. by of) colloq. a great length (yards of spare wallpaper). Phrases and idioms by the yard at great length. yard-arm the outer extremity of a ship's yard. yard of ale Brit. 1. a deep slender beer glass, about a yard long and holding two to three pints. 2. the contents of this. Etymology: OE gerd f. WG 2. n. & v. --n 1. a piece of enclosed ground esp. attached to a building or used for a particular purpose. 2. US the garden of a house. --vtr. put (cattle) into a stockyard. Phrases and idioms the Yard Brit. colloq. = SCOTLAND YARD. yard-man 1. a person working in a railway-yard or timber-yard. 2. US a gardener or a person who does various outdoor jobs. yard-master the manager of a railway-yard. Etymology: OE geard enclosure, region, f. Gmc: cf. GARDEN |
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