yard

yard¹
noun

(缩略词：yd)a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)
码（长度单位，等于3英尺，即0.9144米）
■(yards of)(informal)a great length
(非正式)很长的长度
yards and yards of fine lace.
很长很长的精制花边。
■a square or cubic yard, especially of sand or other building materials
（尤指沙等建筑材料的）平方码；立方码
a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from
帆桁；（桅）横杆
(US informal)one hundred dollars; a one-hundred-dollar note
(美，非正式)100美元；百元钞票

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by the yard

in large numbers or quantities
大量地
golf continues to inspire books by the yard.
高尔夫球运动继续促进书籍大量出版。

语源

Old English gerd (in sense 2), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard 'twig, rod' and German Gerte

yard²
noun

(chiefly Brit.)a piece of uncultivated ground adjoining a building, typically one enclosed by walls or other buildings
(主英)（尤指用墙等建筑物）围起的空地；院子；庭院
■an area of land used for a particular purpose or business
（为某目的或用途的）场地
a builder's yard.
一处建筑工地。
■(N. Amer.)the garden of a house
(北美)庭院花园
■(S. African)a plot of land, or the grounds of a building, accommodating a number of small rooms which are let out as living space
(南非)出租庭院
(W. Indian)a house and the land attached
(西印度)庭院
■a residential compound in an urban area comprising a number of small rented dwellings around a shared open area
城市小区
■(Yard)(especially among expatriate Jamaicans) home; Jamaica
（尤指牙买加侨民之间所指的）祖国，牙买加

verb
[with obj.]

(N. Amer.)store or transport (wood) in or to a timber yard
(北美)把（木材）堆放（或运至）场内
put (farm animals) into an enclosure
把（家畜）驱入圈栏
sheep should be yarded even in the spring.
即使在春季也该把羊驱入圈栏。
■[no obj.](of moose) gather as a herd for the winter
（麋鹿）冬令集居

常用词组
the Yard

(Brit.). informal term for Scotland Yard
(英，非正式)。同 Scotland Yard

语源

Old English geard 'building, home, region', from a Germanic base related to Russian gorod 'town'. Compare with garden and orchard

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