backyard

後院、後庭院美式

The children were playing in the backyard all afternoon.

孩子們整個下午都在後院玩。

自家地盤、勢力範圍、家門口比喻

Nobody wants a waste plant in their own backyard.

沒有人希望垃圾處理廠蓋在自家門口。

後院的、家庭式的限定用法

We're having a backyard barbecue this Saturday afternoon.

我們這個星期六下午要辦後院烤肉。

克難的、土法煉鋼的、業餘的貶義

The car was repaired in some backyard workshop downtown.

這輛車是在市區某家克難的小工廠修的。