backyard

后院、后庭院美式

The children were playing in the backyard all afternoon.

孩子们整个下午都在后院玩。

自家地盘、势力范围、家门口比喻

Nobody wants a waste plant in their own backyard.

没有人希望垃圾处理厂盖在自家门口。

后院的、家庭式的限定用法

We're having a backyard barbecue this Saturday afternoon.

我们这个星期六下午要办后院烤肉。

克难的、土法炼钢的、业余的贬义

The car was repaired in some backyard workshop downtown.

这辆车是在市区某家克难的小工厂修的。