| 词汇 | backyard |
| 释义 | backyard noun[ C ] uk /ˌbækˈjɑːd/ us /ˌbækˈjɑːrd/ UK a small space surrounded by walls at the back of a house, usually with a hard surface: 后院，后庭 The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high brick wall.这座房子有个小小的后院，用高高的砖墙围着。 B1US a space at the back of a house, usually surrounded by a fence, and covered with grass: （屋后的）场院，院子;后花园 The kids were playing in the backyard.孩子们正在后花园里玩耍。 irina88w/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Gardens & yards allotment arboretum barnyard boatyard cloister cloistered compound court courtyard farmyard forecourt formal garden ground junkyard physic garden precinct reclamation yard roof garden yard Idiomin your backyard backyard | American Dictionarybackyard noun[ C ] us/ˈbækˈjɑrd/ the area behind a house, or more generally, an area near the place you live: Residents don’t want a nuclear power plant in their backyard. backyard | Business Englishbackyard noun[ C ] uk /ˌbækˈjɑːd/us in your (own) backyard in the area where you live, or in your area of interest or activity: You hate to see your competitors right in your backyard. Examples of backyardbackyard After all, not everything is ready, not even in our own backyards. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All who are worried about green-field development around their backyards will find the dangers in the clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that they should process it in their own backyards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All too often these issues are put aside and ignored until some well-publicised tragedy persuades many people to clear their often dirty backyards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I referred to these "phoney" cars built in backyards, not to the general run of cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the backyards were piled debris, manure heaps and dead cattle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With all respect to the motor industry, not all "phoney" cars are built in backyards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At any rate, in the old days one could get in touch with the little backyards and find out what was happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure there will be many dishes in backyards picking up programmes from all over the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that generally more and more people are vigilant about the condition of animals they see in backyards, fields and elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from their having extremely minute backyards, they could be called back-to-back houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rubbish is often found strewn around the streets and backyards in these districts. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We do not need to be lectured about democracy by those who have plenty of homework to do in their own backyards. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The victims of these criminal offences can also be found in our own backyards. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The understandable interests of people relate to their backyards and their immediate environment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of backyard These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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