back-yard

柯林斯词典

backyard /ˈbækˌjɑːd/ (also back yard) (backyards)

• 1. N-COUNT A backyard is an area of land at the back of a house. 後院

• 2. N-COUNT If you refer to a country's own backyard, you are referring to its own territory or to somewhere that is very close and where that country wants to influence events. (國家的) 後院

  They seem to think that if it isn't happening in their own backyard, it isn't worth worrying about. 他們似乎認爲，如果事情不是發生在他們本國的後院，就不值得擔心。

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