yard學測 L2KK [ˈjɑrd] ｜ /ˈjɑrd/
碼（長度單位）·庭院；院子·圍欄；畜欄·貯木場；堆置場·（鐵路）調車場
學測常考字，長度與院子雙義
The dog ran across the yard and jumped over the low fence.
狗狗跑過院子，跳過那道矮籬笆。
一個畫面：劃定的範圍
量出長度用固定長度丈量物體，如量球場
圍起院子房屋周圍用籬笆圈出的戶外空間
特定用途場地圈出的地專門用來停放、堆置或飼養
義項
量尺丈量B2noun碼（長度單位）
A football field is about 100 yards long, but a swimming pool is much shorter.
一座美式足球場大約長100碼，但游泳池就短多了。
ten yardsa hundred yards
後院嬉戲A2noun庭院；院子
The children ran and played in the yard after school.
孩子們放學後在院子裡跑跳玩耍。
play in the yarda front yard
雞舍圍欄A2noun圍欄；畜欄
The farmer built a yard to keep his chickens safe.
農夫蓋了一個圍欄讓雞群待在裡面很安全。
a chicken yardbuild a yard
堆置木材B1noun貯木場；堆置場
The workers stored lots of wood in a big yard.
工人們把大量木材存放在一大片空地。
store wood in a yarda log yard
火車調度B1noun（鐵路）調車場
The train went into the yard to be checked and fixed.
火車開進調車場接受檢查與維修。
a railway yarda train yard
片語
front yard門前草地 →房屋前方的院子
backyard後院空間 →房屋後方的院子
junk yard廢棄物堆 →堆放廢棄物的場地
yard sale自家拍賣 →在自家院子賣二手物
你會不會這樣說？
The children played in the ___. (yard / yarn)
看答案
yard
yard 是院子，yarn 是紗線，兩字拼法相近容易看錯。
'The train went into the yard to be checked.' 這裡的 yard 最接近哪個意思？(A) 院子 (B) 調車場 (C) 長度單位
看答案
(B)
此句描述火車進站接受檢查，對應鐵路調車場的意思。
字族
backyard 後院・yardstick 碼尺；評判標準