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in the churchyard
表示地点，常用于埋葬或放置的语境。
They buried her in the churchyard.
他们把她葬在教堂墓地里。
教堂庭院；教堂墓地
churchyards — plural of churchyard
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教堂庭院；教堂墓地
An area of land surrounding a church, often used as a burial ground.
They buried her in the churchyard.
他们把她葬在教堂墓地里。
教堂旁的土地,常用作墓地
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
与教堂相关的庭院
the yard associated with a church
They buried their grandfather in the village churchyard last spring.
去年春天，他们把祖父安葬在村里的教堂墓地。
The churchyard is full of old gravestones dating back to the 1800s.
教堂墓地里满是可追溯到19世纪的古老墓碑。
We sat on a bench in the churchyard and listened to the bells.
我们坐在教堂庭院里的长椅上听钟声。
表示地点，常用于埋葬或放置的语境。
They buried her in the churchyard.
他们把她葬在教堂墓地里。
churchyard 作定语修饰名词，表示所属关系。
The churchyard wall needs repair.
教堂庭院的墙需要修缮。
表示某物位于教堂庭院内。
There is an old oak tree in the churchyard.
教堂墓地里有一棵老橡树。
Not this
He was buried in churchyard.
Use this
He was buried in the churchyard.
churchyard 是可数名词，使用时需要冠词或限定词，例如 'the churchyard'。
Not this
We went to churchyard for the service.
Use this
We went to church for the service.
'churchyard' 指教堂周围的庭院，而不是教堂建筑本身。参加礼拜应使用 'church'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
教堂墓地埋葬
The churchyard burial was attended by the whole village.
整个村庄都参加了教堂墓地的葬礼。
教堂墓地十字架
An ancient stone churchyard cross stands near the entrance.
入口附近竖立着一个古老的石制教堂墓地十字架。
教堂庭院围墙
The churchyard wall is covered with ivy.
教堂庭院的围墙上爬满了常春藤。
教堂庭院树木
A large yew tree dominates the churchyard.
一棵巨大的紫杉树占据了教堂庭院的主要位置。
古老的教堂墓地
The ancient churchyard contains graves from the 12th century.
这个古老的教堂墓地里有12世纪的坟墓。
教堂庭院大门
They met at the churchyard gate after the service.
礼拜结束后他们在教堂庭院大门处见面。
致命的咳嗽（尤指肺结核患者的咳嗽）
The old man had a churchyard cough that worried everyone.
那位老人患有令人担忧的致命咳嗽。
在教堂墓地里，我并不害怕
AURORA's song 'Churchyard'
AURORA的歌曲《Churchyard》
教堂墓地是整个沉睡谷最可怕的地方。
From Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'
来自华盛顿·欧文的《沉睡谷传奇》
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教堂的yard（院子）即churchyard，常指墓地，联想：教堂庭院里的安息之地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious settings、historical descriptions、death and mourning churchyard 通常为中性词，多用于描述教堂附属的庭院或墓地，在宗教、历史或乡村题材中比较常见。
指教堂旁边的场地，常作墓地；并非所有 churchyard 都用于埋葬。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.