yard

英 [jɑːd] 美[jɑd]

in large numbers or quantities

大量地

golf continues to inspire books by the yard.
高尔夫球运动继续促进书籍大量出版。

(Brit.). informal term for Scotland Yard

(英，非正式)。同 Scotland Yard

1. The train backed out of Adelaide Yard on to the Dublin-Belfast line.: 火车倒出了阿德莱德调车场，开上了都柏林-贝尔法斯特线。

2. I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw.: 我跌跌撞撞地趟过泥地来到一个堆满麦秆的场院。

3. He was frog-marched through the kitchen and out into the yard.: 他被扭住双臂强推着走过厨房，来到院子里。

5. Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion.: 伦敦警察厅已经向他保证，他没有被视为可疑分子。