yard

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres. 碼
The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing. 該事件發(fā)生在距他所站位置約五百碼處。
...a long narrow strip of linen two or three yards long. …一條兩三碼長的細長亞麻布條。
2. N-COUNT A yard is a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it. 院子
I saw him standing in the yard. 我看見他站在院子里。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as a yard. (進行某種作業(yè)的) 場地
...a rail yard. …一個鐵路調(diào)車場。
4. N-COUNT A yard is a piece of land next to someone's house, with grass and plants growing in it. 庭院[美國英語]
He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born. 他在我出生時在埃杰頓大道我家的院子里挖了個坑，種了一棵楓樹。

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.