yard-主題

yard

[jɑ:d]

n.院子, 庭院 
n.碼(長度單位)

例句與用法：

I was out in the back yard splitting logs.

我那時正在後院劈柴。

Three feet make one yard.

三英呎為一碼。

We planted some elms in the yard.

我們在院子裡種了一些榆樹。

Her carriage was the most beautiful one in the yard.

她的馬車是院子裡最漂亮的。

A deep yard surrounding the house.

寬闊的庭院圍繞著那所房子

He parked his car in the yard.

他把車停在院子裡。

Cloth is sold by the yard.

布是按碼賣的。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: yarded | 動詞過去分詞: yarded | 動詞現在分詞: yarding | 動詞第三人稱單數: yards |

英文解釋:

名詞 yard:

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

同義詞：pace

the enclosed land around a house or other building

同義詞：grounds, curtilage

a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

同義詞：railway yard

an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

同義詞：cubic yard

a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

同義詞：thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou

a tract of land where logs are accumulated

以上來源於大辭典