yard

英 [jɑːd]

美 [jɑːrd]

n. 院子; (某种用途的)区域，场地; 码(长度单位，等于3英尺或0.9144米)

复数：yards　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1370 / COCA.1035

习惯用语

give sb an inch (and they'll take a mile/yard)

得寸进尺
used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more

the whole nine yards

一切；全部
everything, or a situation which includes everything
When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.
丹做饭总是全份的：三道菜，外加一道甜食。

noun

院子
an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall
院子
an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall
（某种用途的）区域，场地
an area of land used for a special purpose or business
1. a boat yard
  船坞
码（长度单位，等于3英尺或0.9144米）
a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 of a metre
帆桁
a long piece of wood fastened to a mast that supports a sail on a boat or ship

N-COUNT 码（长度单位，等于36英寸或约91.4厘米）
Ayardis a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres.
1. The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing...
  事件发生在距他所站位置大约500码远的地方。
2. A few yards away, Jos Vargas stands beside his small home.
  几码之外，乔斯·瓦尔加斯站在他的小房子旁边。
3. ...a long narrow strip of linen two or three yards long.
  两三码长的细长亚麻布条
4. ...a yard of silk.
  一码丝绸
N-COUNT 院子;庭院
Ayardis a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it.
1. I saw him standing in the yard.
  我看到他站在院子里。
N-COUNT （进行某项作业的）区域，场地，工场
You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as ayard.
1. ...a railway yard.
  铁路调车场
2. ...a ship repair yard.
  船舶修理场
N-COUNT （住宅旁的）园圃，花园
Ayardis a piece of land next to someone's house, with grass and plants growing in it.
1. He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
  我出生的时候，他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑，种了棵枫树。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用garden

noun

an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
the enclosed land around a house or other building
1. it was a small house with almost no yard
Synonym:groundscurtilage
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
Synonym:railway yardrailyard
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
1. they opened a repair yard on the edge of town
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
Synonym:cubic yard
a unit of length equal to 3 feet
Synonym:pace
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Synonym:thousandone thousand1000MKchiliadGgrandthou

He cleared all the stones from the yard.
他把院子里所有的石块都清除了。
Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion
伦敦警察厅已经向他保证，他没有被视为可疑分子。
Don't throw the slops in the yard.
别把脏水泼到院子里。
We got home and went sledding on the small hill in our back yard.
我们回到家里，然后去后院的小山上滑雪橇。
I saw him standing in the yard.
我看到他站在院子里。
The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
我的院子里的落叶越来越厚。
The yard held a few straggly bushes.
庭院里有几处蔓生的灌木丛。
The moon cast a bright light over the yard
明亮的月光洒在院子里。
If you're sitting in the front yard, you can't hear yourself think because the traffic is getting very, very bad.
如果你坐在前院，就会被吵死，因为外面交通太混乱了。
I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.
在一次庭院拍卖会上，我偶然发现了一个忍不住想买的东西。