名詞 yard:

1. 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
2. the enclosed land around a house or other building
   同義詞：grounds, curtilage
3. a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
4. an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
   同義詞：railway yard
5. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
6. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
   同義詞：cubic yard
7. a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
8. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
   同義詞：thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou
9. a tract of land where logs are accumulated

1. I was out in the back yard splitting logs.
   我那時(shí)正在后院劈柴。
2. Three feet make one yard.
   三英尺為一碼。
3. We planted some elms in the yard.
   我們在院子里種了一些榆樹。
4. Her carriage was the most beautiful one in the yard.
   她的馬車是院子里最漂亮的。
5. A deep yard surrounding the house.
   寬闊的庭院圍繞著那所房子
6. He parked his car in the yard.
   他把車停在院子里。
7. Cloth is sold by the yard.
   布是按碼賣的。

yard

n.（名詞）
Abbr. ydA fundamental unit of length in both the U.S. Customary System and the British Imperial System, equal to 3 feet, or 3' inches (0.944 meter).See table at measurement
縮寫 yd碼：在美國習(xí)慣體系和英國皇家體系中的一種基本長度單位，等于3英尺或3'英寸(0.944米）參見 measurement
Nautical A long tapering spar slung to a mast to support and spread the head of a square sail, lugsail, or lateen.
【航?！?/i> 帆桁：吊在桅桿上一頭漸細(xì)的長柱，用來支撐和展開橫帆、梯形帆或三角帆的頂端

來源：
Middle English yerde [stick, unit of measure]
中古英語 yerde [尺，測量單位]
from Old English gerd
源自 古英語 gerd

yard
yard 2

n.（名詞）
A tract of ground adjacent to, surrounding, or surrounded by a building or group of buildings.
院子，場地：毗鄰、圍繞建筑物的一塊場地，或被建筑物或建筑群圍繞的一塊場地
A tract of ground, often enclosed, used for a specific work, business, or other activity.
工作場地：用于特定工作、行業(yè)或其他活動(dòng)的一塊場地，通常是封閉的
An area where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings.
修車場：制造火車并在軌道和側(cè)線上對車廂進(jìn)行調(diào)試、貯放和維修的地方

A winter pasture for deer or other grazing animals.
草場：冬天獵取鹿或其它放牧動(dòng)物的草場
An enclosed tract of ground in which animals, such as chickens or pigs, are kept.
畜欄：關(guān)動(dòng)物的封閉場地，如關(guān)雞或豬
v.（動(dòng)詞）
yarded,yard.ing,yards
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To enclose, collect, or put into or as if into a yard.
把…放入場地：把…關(guān)進(jìn)、收進(jìn)或放進(jìn)一圍場，似乎進(jìn)入圍欄
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be gathered into or as if into a yard.
被圍進(jìn)圍場，好象進(jìn)入圍場

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English geard * see gher-
源自 古英語 geard *參見 gher-