【backyard】 - AEAS备考词汇

backyard

UK:  [ˌbækˈjɑː(r)d]

US:  [ˈbækˌjɑrd]

复数：backyards  

n.

1.后院;后花园

1 . Patridge works up a sweat five hours a week, doing laps in her backyard pool or hiking in Runyon Canyon or just hanging at home.
patridge工程了汗水，五个小时，每星期做圈，在她的后院游泳池或远足在runyon峡谷或只是挂在家里。

2 . "The explosions in the backyard were getting to be a bit much, " she told me, shortly before my own visit to the family's home.
“后院里的爆炸事件的确发生了不少，”在我亲自拜访这一家人的不久之前，已是大学生的阿什莉曾这样告诉我说。

3 . A traditional Christmas dinner is often held in the backyard for BBQ's, picnics in the garden or even on the beach.
一个传统的圣诞大餐通常在后院举行，野餐在花园，甚至在海滩上举行。

4 . At the time, the snow in the family backyard had begun to melt, and the tangerines used for the snowman's eyes kept popping out.
那时他们家院子里的积雪已经开始融化，于是用作比廉眼睛的柑桔日渐凸显了出来。

5 . This looks like a photo he took in his backyard of a dear friend.
这看上去就像是他在自家后院里为一位好朋友拍的照片。