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

• There are some jujube trees in that courtyard.
  那个院子里有几棵枣树。
• Sunlight was streaming into the courtyard.
  阳光照到院子里。
• They cemented the courtyard.
  他们把庭院铺上了水泥。
• 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。
• The house itself is three stories high and arranged around a courtyard
  房子本身有三层高，绕着一个庭院而建。
• The courtyard is thronged with visitors.
  门前车水马龙。
• Tell children to go and play in the courtyard.
  叫孩子们到院子里耍去。
• Dena took them into the courtyard to sit in the sun
  德娜带他们到院子里晒太阳。
• 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。
• A woman's shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
  一个女人的尖笑声在院子里回荡。