"yard" in Chinese (Simplified)
院子码（长度单位）
Definition
yard 可以指房子或建筑旁边、周围的一块室外空地。它也可以表示长度单位“码”，等于三英尺。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在日常美式英语中，'yard' 常指房子的室外区域；而英式英语更常用 'garden' 表达这个意思。常见搭配有 'front yard'、'back yard' 和 'yard sale'。它也常用于距离表达，如 'ten yards away'。
Examples
We spent all morning cleaning up the yard before our guests arrived.
客人来之前，我们整个上午都在打扫**院子**。
The kids are playing in the yard.
孩子们正在**院子**里玩。
We have a small yard behind the house.
我们房子后面有一个小**院子**。
The store is only fifty yards away.
商店距离这里只有五十**码**。
They’re having a yard sale this weekend, so maybe we can find a cheap bike.
他们这周末要办**庭院**旧货出售，也许我们能找到一辆便宜的自行车。
He missed the catch by just a few yards.
他只差几**码**就接到球了。