"yard" in Chinese (Traditional)
院子碼(長度單位)
Definition
yard 可以指房子或建築旁邊、周圍的一塊室外空地。它也可以表示長度單位「碼」,等於三英尺。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在日常美式英語中,'yard' 常指房子的室外區域;而英式英語更常用 'garden' 表達這個意思。常見搭配有 'front yard'、'back yard' 和 'yard sale'。它也常用於距離表達,如 'ten yards away'。
Examples
We spent all morning cleaning up the yard before our guests arrived.
客人來之前,我們整個上午都在打掃**院子**。
The kids are playing in the yard.
孩子們正在**院子**裡玩。
We have a small yard behind the house.
我們房子後面有一個小**院子**。
The store is only fifty yards away.
商店距離這裡只有五十**碼**。
They’re having a yard sale this weekend, so maybe we can find a cheap bike.
他們這週末要辦**庭院**舊貨出售,也許我們能找到一輛便宜的自行車。
He missed the catch by just a few yards.
他只差幾**碼**就接到球了。