yard
gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1
Anh
~ 1600
udvar, kert, yard, telep, vitorlarúd
DANH TỪ
A1
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s yard
The kids are playing soccer in the back yard.
A gyerekek a hátsó udvaron fociznak.
We planted flowers all around the front yard.
Körben virágokat ültettünk az előkert szélére.
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
The children play in the yard.
A gyerekek az udvaron játszanak.
I have a tree in my yard.
Van egy fa az udvaromon.
We eat lunch in the yard.
The dog runs in the yard.
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Nghĩa
Open outdoor area near a house
Cụm từ đi kèm
front yard
|back yard
|yard work
|yard sale
|yard fence
Từ đồng nghĩa
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
Từ trái nghĩa
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
Chủ đề
daily life
|home
|outdoors
|housing
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
An open space with grass or ground next to a house or building.
An open piece of ground, often covered with grass, that is next to or surrounding a house or other building.
DANH TỪ
A2
2
yard
B2
The fabric is sold by the yard.
Az anyagot yardonként árulják.
He stood about ten yards away from the goal.
Körülbelül tíz yardra állt a kaputól.
The garden is three yards wide.
We measured the rope and it was five yards long.
Ví dụ cho người học
The table is two yards long.
Az asztal két yard hosszú.
I ran ten yards.
Tíz yardot futottam.
This wall is three yards high.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Nghĩa
Unit of length equal to 3 feet
Cụm từ đi kèm
square yard
|yard stick
|three yards
|yard line
Từ đồng nghĩa
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
Từ trái nghĩa
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
Chủ đề
measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
A measure of length equal to 3 feet or about 91 centimeters.
A unit of length in the US and UK customary systems equal to 3 feet or 0.9144 meters.
DANH TỪ
B1
3
The prisoners exercised in the prison yard.
A rabok a börtönudvaron tornáztak.
We took the car to the salvage yard.
Elvittük az autót a roncstelepre.
The train was sitting in the railway yard.
He works in a lumber yard.
Ví dụ cho người học
The workers meet in the yard.
A munkások a telephely udvarán találkoznak.
The train waits in the yard.
A vonat a rendező pályaudvaron várakozik.
They play basketball in the prison yard.
Nghĩa
Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage
Cụm từ đi kèm
railway yard
|lumber yard
|junk yard
|prison yard
Từ đồng nghĩa
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
Từ trái nghĩa
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
Chủ đề
workplace
|transportation
|work
|daily_life
|housing
Định nghĩa
An outdoor place with a fence or walls, used for work or storage.
An enclosed outdoor area used for a particular purpose such as storing goods, keeping animals, or working on vehicles.
DANH TỪ
C1
TECHNICAL
4
vitorlarúd
C1
The sailors lowered the main yard.
A matrózok leeresztették a főárboc vitorlarúdját.
They repaired the rope on the fore yard.
Megjavították a kötelet az előárboc vitorlarúdján.
The sails were tied neatly along the yard.
Ví dụ cho người học
The man climbs to the yard.
A férfi felmászik a vitorlarúdra.
The sail hangs from the yard.
A vitorla a vitorlarúdról lóg.
They fix the rope on the yard.
Nghĩa
Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails
Cụm từ đi kèm
main yard
|top yard
Từ đồng nghĩa
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
Chủ đề
transportation
|nautical
|travel
Định nghĩa
A long pole on a ship's mast that holds a sail.
A horizontal spar attached to a ship's mast from which sails are set.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
yard (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: yard
- Plural: yards
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
- She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.