yard
gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1
Английски
~ 1600
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A1
entity
1
Open outdoor area near a house
An open space with grass or ground next to a house or building.
Модел на употреба:
[someone]'s yard
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yard' with 'garden' in American English; in the US, 'garden' usually means an area for growing plants, while 'yard' is the whole outdoor space.
Синоними
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
Антоними
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
Колокации
front yard
|back yard
|yard work
|yard sale
|yard fence
Теми
daily life
|home
|outdoors
|housing
|daily_life
Примери
- The kids are playing soccer in the back yard.
- We planted flowers all around the front yard.
- He built a wooden fence around his yard.
- They had a barbecue in the yard last weekend.
- The dog likes to run around the yard.
Примери за учащи
- The children play in the yard.
- I have a tree in my yard.
- We eat lunch in the yard.
- The dog runs in the yard.
Съществително
A2
quantity
2
Unit of length equal to 3 feet
A measure of length equal to 3 feet or about 91 centimeters.
Честа грешка:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Синоними
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
Антоними
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
Колокации
square yard
|yard stick
|three yards
|yard line
Теми
measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The fabric is sold by the yard.
- He stood about ten yards away from the goal.
- The garden is three yards wide.
- We measured the rope and it was five yards long.
Примери за учащи
- The table is two yards long.
- I ran ten yards.
- This wall is three yards high.
Съществително
B1
entity
3
Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage
An outdoor place with a fence or walls, used for work or storage.
Синоними
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
Антоними
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
Колокации
railway yard
|lumber yard
|junk yard
|prison yard
Теми
workplace
|transportation
|work
|daily_life
|housing
Примери
- The prisoners exercised in the prison yard.
- We took the car to the salvage yard.
- The train was sitting in the railway yard.
- He works in a lumber yard.
Примери за учащи
- The workers meet in the yard.
- The train waits in the yard.
- They play basketball in the prison yard.
Съществително
technical
C1
entity
4
Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails
A long pole on a ship's mast that holds a sail.
Синоними
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
Колокации
main yard
|top yard
Теми
transportation
|nautical
|travel
Примери
- The sailors lowered the main yard.
- They repaired the rope on the fore yard.
- The sails were tied neatly along the yard.
Примери за учащи
- The man climbs to the yard.
- The sail hangs from the yard.
- They fix the rope on the yard.
Граматика
Речникова форма
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
Срички и ударение
yard (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: yard
- Plural: yards
Семейство думи
Изрази
stick to your own backyard
1/stˈɪk tə jˈʊɹ ˈoʊn bˈækjˌɑɹd/
idiom
informal
Mind your own business or area of concern
To focus on your own work or problems instead of other people’s.
Примери
- You should stick to your own backyard and stop telling me how to run my life.
- Critics told him to stick to his own backyard and not get involved in foreign politics.
three yards and a cloud of dust
1/θɹˈi jˈɑɹdz ˈænd ə klˈaʊd əv dˈʌst/
idiom
informal
Small steady gains with hard work (esp. football)
A way to say that progress is slow but steady, especially in American football when a team gains just a few yards each play.
Примери
- Our project is moving like three yards and a cloud of dust—slow but steady.
- The team kept pushing forward, three yards and a cloud of dust at a time.
yard sale
1/jˈɑɹd sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Outdoor sale of household items at home
A sale outside someone's home where they sell things they do not want anymore.
Примери
- We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
- She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.