- [countable] (British English) (North American English yard)
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with a lawn (= an area of grass) （住宅旁或周围的）园圃，花园，果园，菜园 
a front/back/rear garden 前/后/后花园 a vegetable garden 菜园 a rose garden (= where only roses are grown) 玫瑰园 The main bedroom overlooks the garden. 主卧室俯瞰花园。 - in the garden
children playing in the garden 在花园里玩耍的孩子 a garden shed 园艺工具棚 garden flowers/plants 园艺花卉／植物
Culture gardens and yardsgardens and yardsMost British houses have gardens. The garden is surrounded by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private.If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn (= an area of grass) or paving and flower borders. Many front gardens in towns have been covered with a hard surface so that the owners can park their cars on them. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There may also be a patio or a deck for sitting at a table and chairs in the summer. There is often a bird table (= a raised platform on which food is put for birds) and a shed in which garden tools are kept.Many British people spend quite a lot of money on their gardens and even the smallest may contain a variety of flowers and shrubs. In spring some people fix window boxes containing bulbs or other plants on their windowsills, or attach a hanging basket on the wall near the front door.Some houses have only a very small paved back garden, called a courtyard. People often decorate it with plants in large tubs, or in pots or hanging baskets. In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is called a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables grow. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes, with a deck or patio. In both Britain and the US many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children. Garden decorations include bird feeders (= containers of food for birds) and lamps so that people can use the yard after dark.During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools or sandboxes. People like to eat outside and prepare meals on a barbecue.For many British people gardening is a hobby and they are very proud of their gardens. Some towns and villages have competitions for the best-kept small garden. Keen gardeners may have a greenhouse in which to grow plants. People with a small garden, or no garden at all, can rent a piece of land, called an allotment, from the local council. Most people grow vegetables on their allotments.There are garden centres near most towns, selling everything a gardener might need, from flowerpots to ponds as well as a huge range of plants.Although a smaller percentage of Americans enjoy gardening, it is increasingly popular and many retired people garden. People work to make the yard a pleasant place to sit. Modern garden design, which sees the garden as additional living space, was developed in California.The British interest in gardening affects the appearance of whole towns. Public parks and traffic roundabouts often have bright displays of flowers in summer, and public buildings have window boxes and hanging baskets. Towns and villages enter for the annual Britain in Bloom competition.At weekends many British people like to visit famous gardens, such as that at Stowe near Banbury, developed by William Kent and 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century. Other popular attractions include Vita Sackville-West's gardens at Sissinghurst, and the garden and glasshouses of Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanic Gardens). Every summer the National Gardens Scheme publishes a list of private gardens belonging to enthusiastic gardeners which are open to the public on a particular day. Visitors like to look around and get ideas for their own gardens.In the US, parks and other public green spaces usually have paths for people to walk along, large areas of grass where children can play, and trees and flowers. There are some formal gardens in the US, and, as in Britain, many universities have botanical gardens which are used for research and teaching. Famous American gardens include Longwood in Pennsylvania and the Huntington Botanical Gardens in California.Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensa1She has created a garden out of a wilderness. 她把一片荒野变成了一座花园。 The garden is laid out in 18th-century style. 这个花园的设计风格是 18 世纪的。 They hang out washing in their back gardens. 他们在后花园晾晒衣服。 We got someone to design the garden for us. 我们请了人为我们设计花园。 We planted the garden with herbs and wild flowers. 我们在花园中种植药草和野花。 Weekends were spent doing the garden. 周末的时间都花在打理花园上。 a large country house with beautiful landscaped gardens 有漂亮的园林式花园的乡间别墅 a lovely Victorian walled garden 漂亮的维多利亚时代的围墙花园 aphids, one of the commonest garden pests 蚜虫 － 最常见的庭园害虫中的一种 plants suitable for a small town garden 适合小型城镇公园种植的植物 Ease of cultivation makes it one of the best garden plants. 便于种植使它成为最佳的园艺植物之一。 They planted a garden of woodland plants that were native to the area. 他们在园圃中种植了一些当地原产的林生植物。 They sat in the garden and enjoyed the sunshine. 他们坐在花园里享受阳光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lovely
- pretty
- …
- create
- design
- lay out
- …
- flower
- plant
- soil
- …
- in a/the garden
- into a/the garden
- the bottom of the garden
- the end of the garden
- [countable] (North American English)
an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants 庭园；园子 These flowers brighten up backyard gardens all over the country. 这些花使全国各地的后院花园焕发光彩。
Extra Examplessee also beer gardenOld Mr Kenyon still keeps a garden. 基恩老先生依然留有一个花园。 Maggie unwound the hose and watered the garden. 玛吉把卷着的水管放开浇花园。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lovely
- pretty
- …
- create
- design
- lay out
- …
- flower
- plant
- soil
- …
- in a/the garden
- into a/the garden
- the bottom of the garden
- the end of the garden
- [countable] (usually gardens)
a public park 公园 Thousands of people now visit the gardens every year. 现在每年有成千上万的人参观花园。 - in the gardens
The concert will take place in the gardens. 音乐会将在花园举行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lovely
- pretty
- …
- create
- design
- lay out
- …
- flower
- plant
- soil
- …
- in a/the garden
- into a/the garden
- the bottom of the garden
- the end of the garden
- gardens[singular](abbreviation Gdns)(British English)
used in the name of streets （用于街名）园，街，广场 39 Belvoir Gardens 贝尔沃街 39 号
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French gardin, variant of Old French jardin, of Germanic origin; related to yard ‘area outside a building’.
Idioms
common or garden (British English)
(North American English garden-variety)
- (informal)
ordinary; with no special features 普通的；平常的；一般的
everything in the garden is rosy
- (British English, saying)
everything is fine 一切都好；事事如意
lead somebody up/down the garden path
- (informal)
to make somebody believe something that is not true 给某人误导的信息（或提示）；误导某人
