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单词 backyard
释义
backyard
noun[C]
uk
/ˌbækˈjɑːd/us
/ˌbækˈjɑːrd/
UK
asmallspacesurroundedbywallsat the back of ahouse, usually with a hardsurface:
后院，后庭
Thehousehas asmallbackyard,surroundedby a highbrickwall.这座房子有个小小的后院，用高高的砖墙围着。
B1US
aspaceat the back of ahouse, usuallysurroundedby afence, andcoveredwithgrass:
（屋后的）场院，院子；后花园
Thekidswereplayingin the backyard.孩子们正在后花园里玩耍。
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Idiom

inyourbackyard
(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

backyard| American Dictionary

backyard
noun[C]
us
/ˈbækˈjɑrd/
theareabehind ahouse, or moregenerally, anareanear theplaceyoulive:
Residents don’twantanuclearpowerplantintheirbackyard.
(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

backyard| Business English

backyard
noun[C]
uk
/ˌbækˈjɑːd/us
in your (own) backyard
in theareawhere youlive, or inyourareaofinterestoractivity:
Youhatetoseeyourcompetitorsrightinyourbackyard.
(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbackyard

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After all, not everything is ready, not even in our own backyards.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
All who are worried about green-field development around their backyards will find the dangers in the clause.
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I believe that they should process it in their own backyards.
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All too often these issues are put aside and ignored until some well-publicised tragedy persuades many people to clear their often dirty backyards.
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I referred to these "phoney" cars built in backyards, not to the general run of cars.
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In the backyards were piled debris, manure heaps and dead cattle.
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With all respect to the motor industry, not all "phoney" cars are built in backyards.
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At any rate, in the old days one could get in touch with the little backyards and find out what was happening.
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I am sure there will be many dishes in backyards picking up programmes from all over the world.
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I know that generally more and more people are vigilant about the condition of animals they see in backyards, fields and elsewhere.
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Apart from their having extremely minute backyards, they could be called back-to-back houses.
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Rubbish is often found strewn around the streets and backyards in these districts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We do not need to be lectured about democracy by those who have plenty of homework to do in their own backyards.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The victims of these criminal offences can also be found in our own backyards.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The understandable interests of people relate to their backyards and their immediate environment.
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