yard
gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1
Английский
~ 1600
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A1
entity
1
Open outdoor area near a house
An open space with grass or ground next to a house or building.
Модель употребления:
[someone]'s yard
Частая ошибка:
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.
Синонимы
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
Антонимы
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
Коллокации
front yard
|back yard
|yard work
|yard sale
|yard fence
Темы
daily life
|home
|outdoors
|housing
|daily_life
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Существительное
A2
quantity
2
Unit of length equal to 3 feet
A measure of length equal to 3 feet or about 91 centimeters.
Частая ошибка:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Синонимы
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
Антонимы
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
Коллокации
square yard
|yard stick
|three yards
|yard line
Темы
measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- The table is two yards long.
- I ran ten yards.
- This wall is three yards high.
Существительное
B1
entity
3
Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage
An outdoor place with a fence or walls, used for work or storage.
Синонимы
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
Антонимы
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
Коллокации
railway yard
|lumber yard
|junk yard
|prison yard
Темы
workplace
|transportation
|work
|daily_life
|housing
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- The workers meet in the yard.
- The train waits in the yard.
- They play basketball in the prison yard.
Существительное
technical
C1
entity
4
Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails
A long pole on a ship's mast that holds a sail.
Синонимы
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
Коллокации
main yard
|top yard
Темы
transportation
|nautical
|travel
Примеры
- The sailors lowered the main yard.
- They repaired the rope on the fore yard.
- The sails were tied neatly along the yard.
Примеры для изучающих
- The man climbs to the yard.
- The sail hangs from the yard.
- They fix the rope on the yard.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
Слоги и ударение
yard (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: yard
- Plural: yards
Родственные слова
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
- She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.