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码（长度单位，等于36英寸或约91.4厘米）
A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres.
例句
The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing...
事件发生在距他所站位置大约500码远的地方。
A few yards away, Jos Vargas stands beside his small home.
几码之外，乔斯·瓦尔加斯站在他的小房子旁边。
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院子;庭院
A yard is a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it.
例句
I saw him standing in the yard.
我看到他站在院子里。
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（进行某项作业的）区域，场地，工场
You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as a yard.
例句
...a railway yard.
铁路调车场
...a ship repair yard.
船舶修理场
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（住宅旁的）园圃，花园
A yard is a piece of land next to someone's house, with grass and plants growing in it.
例句
He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
我出生的时候，他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑，种了棵枫树。