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- （缩略词： yd）a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)码（长度单位, 等于3英尺, 即0.9144 米）。
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yards of
informal a great length〈非正式〉很长的长度：yards and yards of fine lace.
很长很长的精制花边。
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- a square or cubic yard, especially of sand or other building materials（尤指沙等建筑材料的）平方码; 立方码。
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- a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from帆桁; （桅）横杆。
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- US informal one hundred dollars; a one hundred dollar note〈美, 非正式〉100美元; 百元钞票。
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by the yard
- in large numbers or quantities大量地：
golf continues to inspire books by the yard.
高尔夫球运动继续促进书籍大量出版。
词源
Old English gerd (in sense 2)， of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard 'twig， rod' and German Gerte.
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- chiefly Brit. a piece of uncultivated ground adjoining a building, typically one enclosed by walls or other buildings〈主英〉（尤指用墙等建筑物）围起的空地; 院子; 庭院。
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- an area of land used for a particular purpose or business（为某目的或用途的）场地：
a builder's yard.
一处建筑工地。
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- N. Amer. the garden of a house〈北美〉庭院花园。
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- S. African a plot of land, or the grounds of a building, accommodating a number of small rooms which are let out as living space〈南非〉出租庭院。
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- W. Indian a house and the land attached〈西印度〉包括房子的庭院。
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- a residential compound in an urban area comprising a number of small rented dwellings around a shared open area城市小区。
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Yard
(especially among expatriate Jamaicans) home; Jamaica.（尤指牙买加侨民之间所指的）祖国; 牙买加。
with obj.
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- N. Amer. store or transport (wood) in or to a timber yard〈北美〉把（木材）堆放（或运至）场内。
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- put (farm animals) into an enclosure把（家畜）驱入圈栏：
sheep should be yarded even in the spring.
即使在春季也该把羊驱入圈栏。
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- no obj.(of moose) gather as a herd for the winter（麋鹿）冬令集居。
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