in the backyard
in the backyard 表示“在后院”,常用于描述动作或状态发生的地点。
The kids are playing in the backyard.
孩子们正在后院里玩。
后院
backyards — plural of backyard
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
后院
the grounds behind a house
The kids are playing in the backyard.
孩子们正在后院里玩。
房子后面的庭院
the grounds in back of a house
The kids are playing in the backyard.
孩子们正在后院玩耍。
We planted tomatoes in our backyard last spring.
去年春天我们在后院种了西红柿。
Their backyard has a small wooden fence.
他们家的后院有一道小木栅栏。
in the backyard 表示“在后院”,常用于描述动作或状态发生的地点。
The kids are playing in the backyard.
孩子们正在后院里玩。
用 of 短语表示所属关系,语气比所有格更正式;口语中更常说 the house's backyard。
The backyard of the house is small.
这栋房子的后院很小。
backyard 可直接作定语修饰名词,表示该事物发生在或属于后院,如 backyard garden。
We had a backyard barbecue last weekend.
上周末我们在后院搞了一次烧烤。
Not this
We have big backyard.
Use this
We have a big backyard.
backyard 是可数名词,单独使用需要限定词;这里表示“我们有一个大院子”,应加不定冠词 a。
Not this
The kids are playing at the backyard.
Use this
The kids are playing in the backyard.
backyard 指房屋后面的院子这个区域,表示“在院子里面/范围内”应用介词 in;at 一般用于具体的一点或活动场所,不与 backyard 搭配。
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后院烧烤
We had a backyard barbecue with the neighbors.
我们和邻居在后院烧烤。
后院花园
She grows vegetables in her backyard garden.
她在后院花园里种蔬菜。
后院围栏
The backyard fence needs repainting.
后院的围栏需要重新粉刷。
后院游泳池
They installed a small backyard pool for the kids.
他们为孩子们在后院装了一个小游泳池。
后院棚屋
He keeps his tools in the backyard shed.
他把工具放在后院的棚屋里。
后院鸟类
We put up a feeder to attract backyard birds.
我们装了一个喂食器来吸引后院的鸟。
就在自己家附近;在身边的人或事
You don't have to travel far for good food — there's a great market in your own backyard.
你不需要跑很远去吃美食——你自己家门口就有一个很棒的市场。
别在我家后院(形容反对在自家附近建设不受欢迎的设施)
The proposal was rejected because residents said 'not in my backyard.'
该提案被否决,因为居民们说“别建在我家后院”。
邻家的草坪总是更绿(总觉得别人的处境更好)
He envies his friend's job, but the grass is always greener in the neighbor's backyard.
他羡慕朋友的工作,但总觉得别人的更好。
别在我的后院!
Residents often chant 'not in my backyard!' when a new factory is proposed nearby.
当附近计划建新工厂时,居民常常高喊‘别在我的后院!’
在后院里,我们会玩耍。
The theme song of The Backyardigans starts with 'In the backyard, we will play.'
这部儿童动画的主题曲以‘在后院里,我们会玩耍’开头。
Use backyards naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 backyard 拆成 back(后面)+ yard(院子):房子背后的院子就是后院。
语域:neutral 常见场景:住宅与房产、日常家庭话题、园艺与户外活动 该词为中性常用名词,指房屋后面的庭院或空地,日常口语和书面描述中都很常见;无需刻意使用正式或俚语表达。
yard、courtyard、graveyard、barnyard 和 hard 的美式读音都以 /ɑrd/ 收尾,与 backyard 中的 yard 部分读音相同;注意 backyard 的重音在第一个音节 back,yard 为次重音。小心拼写相似的 backward /ˈbækwərd/,它以 -ward 结尾,读 /wərd/,与 yard 完全不同。
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