释义 |
yard¹ /jɑːd/ n. | phr. n. 1. 码(英美长度单位,= 3英尺,合公制0.9144米,略作 yd. 或 y.) three yards of blue cloth 3码蓝布 I would not trust her a yard. 我可一点儿也不信任她。 2. (沙、土等的)立方码 a yard of topsoil 1 立方码表土 3. 【船】帆桁;(桅)横杆 a lateen yard 三角帆斜桁 4. 〈口〉很长的长度;很大的数量 He remembered yards of facts and figures. 他记住了大量的事实和成串的数据。 5. 〈美口〉100美元(有时作1000美元) make an easy five yards 不花力气地赚上500美元 [< OE gierd rod, twig; 与OHG gart stick, L hasta spear¹ 有关] phr. by the yard 冗长地,没完没了地 talk by the yard 讲个没完 man the yards 【海】行登桁致敬礼 |