1piece of land next to a building院子ADJECTIVE | VERB + YARDADJECTIVE➤front前院➤back(usually backyard) , rear (especially BrE) 後院➤church(usually churchyard) , farm(usually farmyard) , kitchen, school (especially NAmE) 教堂墓園;農家場院;院子;學校操場◇kids playing in the school yard在學校操場玩耍的孩子們➤livery, stable代養馬房➤exercise, prison(監獄裏的)犯人放風場地◇The prisoners were taken to the exercise yard.囚犯們被帶到了放風場地。VERB + YARD➤enter, leave進入/離開院子◇He entered the yard through the back gate.他從後門進入了院子。◇I left our school yard at recess and ran home.課間休息時,我離開學校跑回了家。➤enclose, surround圍住/包圍院子◇The yard was enclosed by a high wire fence.院子四周圍着高高的鐵絲網。yard
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2 (NAmE) piece of land next to a house with grass庭園;花園➡ see also gardenADJECTIVE | VERB + YARD | YARD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤back(usually backyard) , front, side後花園;前花園;側花園➤big, huge, large大花園➤small, tiny小花園;微型花園➤fenced有圍欄的花園◇I have a well fenced yard far away from roads.我有一個遠離馬路、四周有圍欄的花園。VERB + YARD➤mow, rake, water給花園刈草;用耙耙平花園;給花園澆水◇My next-door neighbor was watering her yard.我的隔壁鄰居在給她的花園澆水。➤landscape對花園進行景觀美化◇I've landscaped my tiny front yard with tall grasses.我用了一些高大的草來美化屋前的小花園。➤decorate裝飾花園◇The outside yard was decorated with orange lights.外邊的花園裝飾着橘黃色的燈。➤fence給花園圍上圍欄◇The front yard is fenced for privacy.房前的花園圍上了圍欄以獲得私密性。➤cover覆蓋花園◇Most of the yard was covered with leaves.花園大部份地方都覆蓋着樹葉。➤cross穿過花園◇We crossed the yard to my house.我們穿過花園來到我家。➤enter, leave進入/離開花園➤overlook俯瞰花園◇the huge bay window overlooking the yard能俯瞰花園的大飄窗YARD + NOUN➤sale庭院舊貨出售◇I held a yard sale to get rid of my old stuff.我在院子裏搞了個舊貨出售以處理舊東西。➤sign院子裏插的廣告牌◇The first Bush-Cheney yard sign appeared on my street last week.上週,第一塊布什與切尼的廣告牌出現在我家所在街道的一個庭院裏。PREPOSITION➤in yard在院子裏◇She was standing in the yard.她正站在院子裏。PHRASES➤the corner of the yard, the edge of the yard, the middle of the yard, the side of the yard院子的角落/邊緣/中央/側面yard
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3area used for a special purpose專用場地ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤lumber(usually lumberyard) (NAmE) , timber (BrE) 貯木場◇wood from a lumber yard來自木料場的木頭➤freight, marshalling, rail, railroad, railway (BrE) 貨場;(鐵路貨運)編組場;調車場➤boat(usually boatyard) , ship(usually shipyard) , shipbuilding船塢;修船廠;造船廠➤breaker's, junk(usually junkyard) (especially NAmE) , salvage, scrap (usually scrapyard) (especially BrE) 拆船廠;廢品場◇The steam tug was on her way to the breaker's yard at the end of her naval service.從海軍退役後,這艘蒸汽拖輪被送往拆船廠。◇salvage yards with cars that are being sold for parts拆卸汽車出售零部件的廢品場➤repair, storage修理場;存車場PHRASES➤a builder's yard, the knacker's yard (both BrE) 建築場地;老弱馬匹屠宰場◇a horse condemned to the knacker's yard被宣佈無用要送往屠宰場的馬◇The company is heading for the knacker's yard. (figurative) 這家公司正在走向破產。yard