词组 | yard |
释义 | yard /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/ noun 1. AmE the area around a house, usually covered with grassadjectivesa back yard/backyard He’s watering the plants in the back yard.a front yard She went into the front yard to cut the grass.It is more common to write backyard as one word.prepositionsin the yard The children are playing in the yard.yard + nounsa yard sale (=a sale of used clothes and things from someone’s house which takes place in their yard) You could have a yard sale to raise some money.In British English, people say garden: The kids are out in the garden.2. an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or businessnouns + yarda school yard/schoolyard The children are playing games in the school yard.a prison yard They are allowed out into the prison yard for an hour a day.a timber yard (=where wood for building or making things is stored or sold) He’s gone to the timber yard to get some wood for a bookshelf.a builder’s yard (=where materials for building are stored or sold) You can get the bricks from your local builder’s yard.a goods/freight yard (=where goods can be loaded onto or unloaded from trains) We watched the trains entering and leaving the goods yard.It is more common to write schoolyard as one word. |
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