| 释义 |
yard1/jɑ:d/n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre) 码(长度单位，等于 3 英尺或 0.9144 米) 2 this length of material 1 码的材料 a yard and a half of cloth 1.5 码布料 3 a square or cubic yard esp. (in building) of sand etc. (建筑中尤指沙的)1 立方码 4 a cylindrical spar tapering to each end slung across a mast for a sail to hang from 桅横杆，帆桁 5 (in pl. 用复数; foll. by 后跟 of) colloq. a great length [口]很长的长度 yards of spare wallpaper 一大截剩下的壁纸 □ by the yard at great length 冗长地，没完没了地 [Old English gerd, from West Germanic] |