field
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A field is an area of grass, for example, in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown. 草地; 田地
...a field of wheat. …一片麦田。
2. N-COUNT A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played. 运动场
3. N-COUNT A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found. 矿田
...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska. …阿拉斯加的一个巨大的天然气田。
4. N-COUNT A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect. 场
Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer. 一些人担心电源线的电磁场可能增加患癌症的风险。
5. N-COUNT A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity. 领域
Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field. 这些磁带的每一位作者都是其领域内的专家。
6. N-COUNT A field is an area of a computer's memory or a program where data can be entered, edited, or stored. 字段[计算机]
Go to a site like Yahoo! Finance and enter "AOL" in the Get Quotes field. 登录雅虎财经那样的一个网站，在报价栏输入“AOL”。
7. N-COUNT Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head. 视野
Our field of vision is surprisingly wide. 我们的视野令人惊奇地广阔。
8. N-COUNT-COLL Thefield is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest. 所有参赛者
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field. 进入第4圈时，那两名经验最丰富的骑手领先。
9. ADJ You use field to describe work or study that is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions. 现场的; 实地的[ADJ n]
I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships. 我也在男生中进行了一项有关他们对人际关系态度的实地调查。
10. V-I In a game of baseball or cricket, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it. 防守[usu cont]
When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball. 当我们在防守时，裁判们都盯紧了球。
11. V-T If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully. 成功应对[journalism]
He was later shown on television, fielding questions. 他后来在电视上露了面，答复那些问题。
12. V-T If a sports team fields a particular number or type of players, the players are chosen to play for the team on a particular occasion. 使参赛
We're going to field an exciting and younger team. 我们将选派一支令人振奋的较年轻队伍上场。
13. V-T If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate. 使参加竞选[journalism]
There are signs that the new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for February next year. 有迹象表明，该新党计划为明年2月的选举提名候选人。
14. →see also minefield , playing field
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field /fiːld/ (fielding,fielded,fields)
剑桥词典
- The farmer put up the fence to stop people walking across his field.
- The field was planted with citrus trees .
- The dog leaped over the gate into the field.
- The field is overgrown with weeds .
- The labourers were at work in the fields.
- She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.
- The team came out on the field full of fight .
- The defender hoofed the ball up the field.
- We cheered madly as the team came out onto the field.
- At the end of the game , there was a surge of fans onto the field.
- Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence in this field of research .
- This settlement will resolve one of the most vexatious problems in the field of industrial relations .
- He's the unquestioned leader in his field.
- Historians generally acknowledge her as a genius in her field.
- I've been corresponding with several experts in the field.
- He came from nowhere , this rank outsider , to beat a field of top-class athletes .
- The field includes Portugal's Rosa Mota, the Olympic , world and European titleholder .
- Although he finished last, you have to remember it was a very strong field.
- Tonight's athletics event has attracted a top-class field.
- He pulled away from the field on the final lap .
field noun (LAND)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an area of land , used for growing crops or keeping animals , usually surrounded by a fence
田；地；牧场
We drove past fields of ripening wheat . 我们驱车经过快要成熟的麦田。
The cows were all standing in one corner of the field. 奶牛全都站在牧场的一角。
the field
a place where you are working or studying in real situations , rather than from an office , laboratory , etc.
实地，现场
I spoke to an aid worker who had recently returned from the field. 我和一位最近刚从现场归来的援救人员谈过。
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field noun (SPORTS GROUND)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an area , usually covered with grass , used for playing sports
（通常有草坪的）运动场
the school playing /sports field 学校操场/运动场
a football /hockey /rugby field 足球／曲棍球／橄榄球场
比较
pitch
take the field
to go onto the field at the start of a game
登场，上场
There were loud cheers as the Irish team took the field. 爱尔兰队进场时欢声大作。
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field noun (AREA OF INTEREST)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an area of activity or interest
界；领域；范围
the field of history /science /medicine 历史／科学／医学领域
Are you still in the same field (= are you doing the same type of work )? 你还在干老本行吗？
not be/be outside your field
to be something you do not know much about
不是…的专长
Programming really isn't my field - you'd better ask Phil. 编程真的不是我的专长，你最好问问菲尔。
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field noun (COMPETITORS)
[ 单数名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ] mainly UKall the competitors taking part in a race or activity
（参加比赛或活动的）全体运动员，全体人员
The race started with a field of eleven, but two horses fell . 比赛开始时有11匹马，但有两匹马摔倒了。
We have a strong field this afternoon . 今天下午我们阵容强大。
Jones finished ahead of the field. 琼斯率先到达终点。
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field noun (COMPUTER)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] computing specializeda division of a database (= a collection of similar information on a computer ) that contains a particular type of information , such as names or numbers
信息组；字段
习语
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