1 (Brit 英) an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a wall or fence around it 庭院；院子: a school/prison yard 学校的操场；监狱的放风场 ☞Look at courtyard and churchyard. 参看courtyard及churchyard。

2 (US 美) =GARDEN¹(1)

3 (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) an area, usually without a roof, used for a particular type of work or purpose 场地；工场: a shipyard/boatyard 造船厂a builder's yard 建筑工地 In British English the piece of land belonging to a house is a garden if it has grass, flowers, etc, and a yard if it is made of concrete or stone. In American English this piece of land is a yard whether it has grass or not. 在英国英语里，属于房子范围及种植了花草的地方称为garden，铺混凝土或石块的叫做yard。在美国英语里，不管有没有种植花草都叫yard。