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单词 yard
释义
yard
noun[C]
uk
/jɑːd/us
/jɑːrd/

yardnoun[C](UNIT OF MEASUREMENT)

B1
(written abbreviationyd)
aunitofmeasurementequalto threefeetorapproximately91.4centimetres
码（相当于3英尺，约91.4厘米）
Examples
  • Hisangledshotbeatthegoalkeeperfrom 20 yards.
  • Hishorsecollapsedjust 40 yards from thewinningpost.
  • Acricketpitchis 22 yardslong.
  • A yard isequalto 3feet.
  • The garden oftheirnewhouseis 30 yards inlength.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of length & distance
  • breadth
  • cm
  • decimetre
  • fathom
  • footer
  • ft
  • in
  • kilometre
  • km
  • linear
  • micron
  • mile
  • mm
  • mpg
  • nautical mile
  • scalar
  • sq.
  • square
  • thick
  • width
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yardnoun[C](WORK AREA)

anareaoflandin which aparticulartypeofworkis done, often one from whichgoodsaresold:
（进行某种工作的）场地，场所；（常指出售货物的）场地
alumberyard堆木场
ascrapyard废料场
See also
boatyard
dockyard
junkyardmainlyUS
lumberyardUS
shipyard
stockyard
More examples
  • Since they set up a builder's yard nextdoor,ourhousehasdepreciatedinvalue.
  • Thestateof theeconomyhasledto manysmallbusinessesendingup in the knacker's yard.
  • Iboughtacheap,replacementheadlightfrom thescrapyard.
  • A lot ofheavylorriesuse thisroadon the way to the builder's yard.
  • There's arecyclingpointforoldfridgesat thescrapyard.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gardens & yards
  • allotment
  • arboretum
  • backyard
  • barnyard
  • boatyard
  • cloister
  • compound
  • court
  • courtyard
  • farmyard
  • forecourt
  • formal
  • garden
  • ground
  • junkyard
  • physic garden
  • precinct
  • reclamation yard
  • roof garden
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yardnoun[C](LAND NEXT TO BUILDING)

anareaoflandnext to abuildingthat usually has a hardsurfaceand that is used for aspecialpurpose:
院子；天井；庭院
Thehousehas asmallyard at the back.这所房子后面有个小院。
Thechildrenplayedin theschoolyard.孩子们在学校的院落里玩耍。
aprisonyard监狱里的院子
See also
backyard
barnyardUS
farmyard
More examples
  • He waschoppingwoodin the yard.
  • From thewindowwe couldseethechildrenplayingin the yard.
  • Theprisonerswereexercisingin the yard.
  • When thebellrang, theschoolchildrenranout into the yard.
  • Hehungthewashingout todryin the yard.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gardens & yards
  • allotment
  • arboretum
  • backyard
  • barnyard
  • boatyard
  • cloister
  • compound
  • court
  • courtyard
  • farmyard
  • forecourt
  • formal
  • garden
  • ground
  • junkyard
  • physic garden
  • precinct
  • reclamation yard
  • roof garden
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yardnoun[C](GARDEN)

A2US
(UKgarden)
apieceoflandnext to ahouse, usually used forgrowingflowers,grass, and otherplants:
（房屋旁的）园圃，花园
Thekidswereplayingin the yard.孩子们在房子旁边的花园里玩。
picture of yard
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gardens & yards
  • allotment
  • arboretum
  • backyard
  • barnyard
  • boatyard
  • cloister
  • compound
  • court
  • courtyard
  • farmyard
  • forecourt
  • formal
  • garden
  • ground
  • junkyard
  • physic garden
  • precinct
  • reclamation yard
  • roof garden
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(Definition ofyardfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

yard| American Dictionary

yard
noun[C]
us
/jɑrd/

yardnoun[C](MEASUREMENT)

(abbreviationyd.)
aunitofmeasurementoflengthequalto 3feetorapproximately0.914meter

yardnoun[C](LAND AROUND HOUSE)

apieceoflandsurroundingahouse, usuallygrassylandwithtreesand otherplants:
Thekidsareplayingin the yard out back.

yardnoun[C](LAND NEXT TO BUILDING)

anareaofgroundnext to abuildingthat is used for aparticular, usuallybusiness,purpose:
aboatyard
alumberyard
(Definition ofyardfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

yard| Business English

yard
noun[C]
uk
/jɑːd/us
(written abbreviationyd)
MEASURES
aunitofmeasurementequalto 3feetor 91.4centimetres
anareaoflandnext tobuildingsused for aparticularpurposesuch asbuilding,storing, orsellinggoods:
abuilders' yard

See also

dockyard
salvage yard
shipyard
stockyard
(Definition ofyardfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofyard

yard
For example at one site we had walls that related to a house and a series of cesspits behind it, and then ayard.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The theft of materials from the sidings, freight yards and railway works was a particularly notable crime to arise from the operation of the railways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, under new regulations, no pawnshop was allowed to be set up within fifty yards (and later one hundred yards) of a gambling house.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Often they use physical props from around the house oryard, such as old lesson books or pretend chalkboards made from sheets of galvanized metal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Yards and yards of cable were woven through the trees.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The tsetse-population has decreased in that time by nearly nine-tenths (from 9-4 to 1 -0 flies per 1,000 yards of transect).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This study presents a remote crane control system for container loading/unloadingyardcranes of port container terminals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The farmhouse and dairy barn were to have been connected by a transitional utility space, with other utility structures forming ayardto the rear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ethnographers observed that in both of these census tracts, the homes and yards appeared wellmaintained, and the streets were quiet and clean.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Divers examined the hull, following which the ship was condemned and sold to a breaker'syardfor 45,000 kroner.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Alternatively some weavers would cut ayardor two of cloth from the loom and try to sell this on their own.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Questions of architectural planning have been raised because in the near future both the commercial harbour and the railroad yards will be abandoned.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The farmstead consists of both house andyard, and can have a life span that covers multiple building phases of the farmhouse itself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The earth was stripped to a depth of one foot over a surface of 200 square yards.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As recently as 1997, a competition for re-using the railyardwas held, but never implemented.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithyard

yard

These are words often used in combination withyard.

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cubic yard
When you buy soil for this purpose, you always buy it by thecubicyard.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
freight yard
First of all, thefreightyardtracks will have to be removed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
front yard
The rightfrontyardwould have three or four dormitories, for the male paupers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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