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n.后院,后庭,<美>(住宅的)场院

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backyard


n (also yard)
1 (a) (Brit) (esp of terraced houses) usu paved area at the back of a house (尤指成排房屋)(位于房屋後部通常为铺砌的)後院.
(b) (US) whole area behind and belonging to a house, including the lawn, garden, etc 後院(房屋後面并属于该房屋, 包括草地、花园等在内的一整块地).
2 (fig 比喻) area that is very close (used esp in the expression shown) 很近的区域(尤用于以下示例)
*in one's own backyard, ie within one's own organization 在自己的後院(在自己的组织内).

backyard


n[C]
BrE a small area behind a house, covered with a hard surface
AmE an area of land behind a house, often covered with grass
 The old man grew vegetables in his backyard.
in sb's own backyardinformal
very near where someone lives, works etc
 Americans would probably react differently to the war if it was in their own back yard.
not in my backyard
used to say that you do not want something to happen near where you live
>backyardadj [only before noun]
 a backyard pool
1. No one wants to spend money on just getting rid of garbage or to have a garbage site in the backyard.
    没人愿意把钱花在清理垃圾这种小事上,或在院子里设一处垃圾堆放点。

2. However, tending window boxes isn't the same as being an amateur gardener and growing peas, tomatoes and salad greens in a backyard garden.
    但是侍弄窗前花坛与做一个业余园丁、在后花园里种种豌豆、西红柿和做色拉用的绿叶蔬菜可大不一样。

3. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
    阿列科不承认,并把迪米特里领进院子。

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