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/ˌbækˈjɑːrd/UKasmallspacesurroundedbywallsat the back of ahouse, usually with a hardsurface:后院，后庭Thehousehas asmallbackyard,surroundedby a highbrickwall.这座房子有个小小的后院，用高高的砖墙围着。B1USaspaceat the back of ahouse, usuallysurroundedby afence, andcoveredwithgrass:（屋后的）场院，院子；后花园Thekidswereplayingin the backyard.孩子们正在后花园里玩耍。irina88w/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImagesSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGardens & yardsallotmentarboretumbarnyardboatyardcloistercloisteredcourtfarmyardforecourtformalformallygardengroundjunkyardphysic gardenprecinctquadroof gardenyardSee more results »Idiominyourbackyard(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)backyard| American Dictionarybackyardnoun[C]usYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio

/ˈbækˈjɑrd/theareabehind ahouse, or moregenerally, anareanear theplaceyoulive:Residents don’twantanuclearpowerplantintheirbackyard.(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)backyard| Business Englishbackyardnoun[C]ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio

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in your (own) backyardin theareawhere youlive, or inyourareaofinterestoractivity:Youhatetoseeyourcompetitorsrightinyourbackyard.(Definition ofbackyardfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)ExamplesofbackyardbackyardAfter all, not everything is ready, not even in our own backyards.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishAll who are worried about green-field development around their backyards will find the dangers in the clause.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I believe that they should process it in their own backyards.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0All too often these issues are put aside and ignored until some well-publicised tragedy persuades many people to clear their often dirty backyards.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I referred to these "phoney" cars built in backyards, not to the general run of cars.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0In the backyards were piled debris, manure heaps and dead cattle.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0With all respect to the motor industry, not all "phoney" cars are built in backyards.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0At any rate, in the old days one could get in touch with the little backyards and find out what was happening.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I am sure there will be many dishes in backyards picking up programmes from all over the world.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I know that generally more and more people are vigilant about the condition of animals they see in backyards, fields and elsewhere.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Apart from their having extremely minute backyards, they could be called back-to-back houses.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Rubbish is often found strewn around the streets and backyards in these districts.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishWe do not need to be lectured about democracy by those who have plenty of homework to do in their own backyards.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThe victims of these criminal offences can also be found in our own backyards.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThe understandable interests of people relate to their backyards and their immediate environment.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/backyard##