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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++school·yard /ˈskuːljɑːd $ -jɑːrd/ noun [countable] especially American English  the area next to a school building where the children can go or play when they are not having lessons 〔学校的〕操场,运动场 SYN playground
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schoolyardHe grabbed hold of the chainlink fence that surrounded the empty schoolyard.The contractor had bought and planted six small trees for the schoolyard.Scholars, old and new, stood in the schoolyard that bright autumnal morning.The schoolyard was a mud patch tapering into a ravine.
school·yard nounChineseSyllable
next school a building to the area Corpus where


schoolyard
schoolyard /ˈskuːljɑːd $ -jɑːrd/ noun [countable] especially American English
the area next to a school building where the children can go or play when they are not having lessons
   SYN  playground


school·yardBrE /ˈskuːljɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskuːljɑːrd/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) an outdoor area of a school for children to play in 校园;(学校的)露天操场   compare playground (1)