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farmyard

UK //ˈfɑːm.jɑːd//US //ˈfɑːrm.jɑːrd//

词源

源自中古英语,由 farm(农场)和 yard(院子)组合而成,字面意思为'农场的院子'。

noun

❶ 指农场或农舍周围的院子或空地,通常包括牲畜棚、谷仓等附属建筑,是农场日常活动的中心区域。

“The children played in the farmyard while the adults worked.”

(大人们工作时,孩子们在农场的院子里玩耍。)

“We could hear the chickens clucking in the farmyard.”

(我们能听到鸡在农场院子里咯咯叫。)

同义词:barnyard, homestead, farmstead

常见短语

farmyard animals — 指通常在农场院子里饲养的动物,如鸡、鸭、猪、牛等家畜家禽。

“The children loved visiting the farmyard animals during the school trip.”

(孩子们在学校郊游时很喜欢参观农场院子里的动物。)