courtyard

英 [ˈkɔːtjɑːd]

美 [ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd]

n.  (通常为城堡、大宅第等的)庭院，院子，天井

复数：courtyards　

高考考研

Collins.1 / BNC.5755 / COCA.5825

牛津词典

noun

• （通常为城堡、大宅第等的）庭院，院子，天井
  an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc.
  1. the central/inner courtyard
     中心 / 内庭院

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 庭院;院子;天井
  Acourtyardis an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
  1. They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.
     他们穿过拱门走进铺着鹅卵石的院子。

英英释义

noun

• an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
  1. the house was built around an inner court
  Synonym:court

双语例句

• A fiery steed is not trained in a courtyard, nor does a pine grow sturdy in a greenhouse.
  院子里练不出千里马，温室里长不出万年松。
• They cemented the courtyard.
  他们把庭院铺上了水泥。
• There are some jujube trees in that courtyard.
  那个院子里有几棵枣树。
• They have their own courtyard house.
  他们家是独门独院。
• Looking at the grain piled high in the courtyard, the whole family were wreathed in smiles.
  看着院子里堆成山的粮食，全家人都喜笑颜开。
• I watched the boys playing in the courtyard.
  我看着孩子们在庭院玩耍。
• We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds
  我们匆匆往前走，来到一个野草丛生的院子。
• One prisoner set fire to rags and hurled them into the courtyard
  一名囚犯将破布点着，扔进院子。
• They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.
  他们穿过拱门走进铺着鹅卵石的院子。
• Rise at dawn and sweep the courtyard.
  黎明即起，洒扫庭除。