yard

yard

英音 [jɑ:d] 美音 [jɑrd]

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基本翻译或解释：

n. 院子；码（等于3英尺或36英寸或0。9144米）；场地；帆桁

词源相关：

复数： yards易混淆的单词： YardYARD

详细解释：

yard 庭院yard 桁，桅横杆，码 来自PIE*gher,围，围场，词源同garden.字母g,y的音变来自旧时书写混淆的产物。来自PIE*ghazdh,杆，棍，来自PIE*ghei,刺，击，词源同gad,goad。后该词用以指船上的桅杆以及用做固定的长度单位。比较fathom.

用法与例句：

In the yard , michael digs up the device .

在院子里，michael挖出了那个录音设备。

Gone would be the afternoons chasing my children around the yard .

每天下午都在庭院里和孩子们追逐嬉戏。

They both looked out through the window at the guests milling about in the yard .

他们一起看向窗外，看着客人们在后院里转来转去。

At the edge of the city , we found ourselves in front of an automobile scrap yard .

在城市的边缘，我们发现自己正停在一个汽车废料厂前面。

Perhaps they spent time in the yard .

也许他们在院子里打发时光。