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

• 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。
• I watched the boys playing in the courtyard.
  我看着孩子们在庭院玩耍。
• Tell children to go and play in the courtyard.
  叫孩子们到院子里耍去。
• Rooms leading off the courtyard.
  直接和庭院相连的房间。
• Dena took them into the courtyard to sit in the sun
  德娜带他们到院子里晒太阳。
• They have their own courtyard house.
  他们家是独门独院。
• There are some jujube trees in that courtyard.
  那个院子里有几棵枣树。
• Rise at dawn and sweep the courtyard.
  黎明即起，洒扫庭除。
• There is a crack in the courtyard wall.
  院墙上裂了一道缝。
• A woman's shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
  一个女人的尖笑声在院子里回荡。