1. 码（长度单位，等于36英寸或约91.4厘米）
    A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres.

    e.g. The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing...
           事件发生在距他所站位置大约500码远的地方。
    e.g. A few yards away, Jos Vargas stands beside his small home.
           几码之外，乔斯·瓦尔加斯站在他的小房子旁边。

2. 院子;庭院
    A yard is a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it.

    e.g. I saw him standing in the yard.
           我看到他站在院子里。

3. （进行某项作业的）区域，场地，工场
    You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as a yard.

    e.g. ...a railway yard.
           铁路调车场
    e.g. ...a ship repair yard.
           船舶修理场

4. （住宅旁的）园圃，花园
    A yard is a piece of land next to someone's house, with grass and plants growing in it.

yard是什么意思

    e.g. He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
           我出生的时候，他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑，种了棵枫树。