field

noun

田地 area of land

1. 田；地；牧场
   an area of land in the country used for growing crops or keeping animals in, usually surrounded by a fence, etc.
   1. People were working in the fields.
      人们在田间劳动。
   2. a ploughed field
      已耕地
   3. a field of wheat
      麦田
   4. We camped in a field near the village.
      我们在靠近村庄的地里露营。
2. （作某种用途的）场地
   an area of land used for the purpose mentioned
   1. a landing field
      降落场
   2. a medal for bravery in the field (of battle)
      作战英勇奖章
3. （覆盖…的或有…的）大片地方
   a large area of land covered with the thing mentioned; an area from which the thing mentioned is obtained
   1. ice fields
      冰原
   2. gas fields
      （天然）气田

学科；活动 subject/activity

4. 专业；学科；界；领域
   a particular subject or activity that sb works in or is interested in
   1. famous in the field of music
      音乐界著名的
   2. All of them are experts in their chosen field.
      他们在各自选定的专业中都是专家。
   3. This discovery has opened up a whole new field of research.
      这个发现开辟了一个崭新的研究领域。

实地工作 practical work

5. 实地；野外
   the fact of people doing practical work or study, rather than working in a library or laboratory
   1. a field study/investigation
      实地研究 / 调查
   2. field research/methods
      野外研究；实习方法
   3. essential reading for those working in the field
      实地工作者必备读物

体育运动 in sport

6. 运动场
   an area of land used for playing a sport on
   1. a baseball/rugby/football, etc. field
      棒球、橄榄球、足球等场地
   2. a sports field
      运动场
   3. Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex.
      今天他们登场与郡冠军队埃塞克斯队比赛。
7. 守队
   the team that is trying to catch the ball rather than hit it
8. （比赛项目的）全体参赛者
   all the people or animals competing in a particular sports event
   1. The field includes three world-record holders.
      参赛运动员中有三位世界纪录的保持者。

商业 in business

9. 行业
   all the people or products competing in a particular area of business
   1. They lead the field in home entertainment systems.
      他们在家庭娱乐设备行业中居领先地位。

物理学 physics

10. 场
    an area within which the force mentioned has an effect
    1. the earth's gravitational field
       地球引力场
    2. an electro-magnetic field
       电磁场

计算机技术 computing

11. 字段；信息组；栏
    part of a record that is a separate item of data
    1. You will need to create separate fields for first name, surname and address.
       名、姓和地址要各自编成单独的字段。

verb

候选人；队 candidate/team

1. 使参加竞选；使参加比赛
   to provide a candidate, speaker, team, etc. to represent you in an election, a competition, etc.
   1. Each of the main parties fielded more than 300 candidates.
      每个主要政党都选派出300多名候选人。
   2. England fielded a young side in the World Cup.
      英格兰派出了一支年轻的队伍参加世界杯赛。

板球；棒球 in cricket/baseball

2. 担任守队（队员）；任守方
   to be the person or the team that catches the ball and throws it back after sb has hit it
   1. He won the toss and chose to field first.
      他在掷硬币时猜中了，选择先作守方。
3. 接，截，传（球）
   to catch the ball and throw it back
   1. He fielded the ball expertly.
      他熟练地把球接住了。

问题 questions

4. 处理，应付（问题或意见）
   to receive and deal with questions or comments
   1. The BBC had to field more than 300 phone calls after last night's programme.
      英国广播公司在昨夜的节目播出以后，不得不答复了300多次电话。

1. N-COUNT 地;田;牧场
   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.
   1. ...a field of wheat...
      麦田
   2. They went for walks together in the fields.
      他们一起在田野里漫步。
2. N-COUNT 运动场;球场
   A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played.
   1. ...a football field...
      足球场
   2. He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field...
      他是我在棒球场上见过的跑得最快的家伙。
   3. Gavin Hastings was helped from the field with ankle injuries.
      加文·黑斯廷斯脚踝受伤,被扶下了场。
3. N-COUNT 矿产地;矿田
   A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found.
   1. ...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska.
      阿拉斯加一个巨大的天然气田
4. N-COUNT (磁、引力或电)场
   A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect.
   1. Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer.
      有些人担心输电线的电磁场可能增加致癌几率。
5. N-COUNT 专业;学科;领域
   A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.
   1. Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture...
      绘画、雕塑和建筑领域最近出现了激动人心的艺术突破。
   2. Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field.
      每盘磁带的撰稿人都是其研究领域的专家。
6. N-COUNT 字段;信息组;栏
   A field is an area of a computer's memory or a program where data can be entered, edited, or stored.
   1. Go to a site like Yahoo! Finance and enter 'AOL' in the Get Quotes field.
      登录诸如“雅虎财经”这样的站点，在“股票行情”栏输入“美国在线”。
7. N-COUNT 战场;战地
   You can refer to the area where fighting or other military action in a war takes place as the field or the field of battle .
   1. We never defeated them on the field of battle.
      我们从未在战场上打败过他们。
   2. ...the need for politicians to leave day-to-day decisions to commanders in the field.
      政治家允许战地指挥官自主做出日常决定的必要
8. N-COUNT 视野;视域
   Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head.
   1. Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.
      我们的视野出人意料地开阔。
9. N-COUNT-COLL (体育比赛的)所有参赛者，出场阵容
   The field is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest.
   1. Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field...
      进入第四圈时，两名身经百战的骑手开始领先。
   2. The field were so close that they would have caught us if I hadn't begun the sprint.
      其他参赛选手紧随身后，如果不是我开始冲刺，他们就会赶上我们了。
   3. ...one of the strongest fields ever assembled for the Women's Bowling Association championship.
      参加女子保龄球协会锦标赛的最强阵容之一
10. ADJ 实地;野外
    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.
    1. I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships...
       我还对男孩子们进行了一项有关两性关系态度的实地调查。
    2. Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand...
       老师带我们去野游，对动植物进行实地观察。
    3. The man offering help is a field worker.
       主动帮忙的人是个野外工作人员。
11. VERB (在板球、棒球或圆场棒球中)防守，担任守队
    In a game of cricket, baseball, or rounders, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it.
    1. When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball.
       我们防守的时候，裁判们一直看着球。
12. VERB (通常成功地)回答，处理(问题)
    If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully.
    1. He was later shown on television, fielding questions.
       他后来出现在电视上，答复问题。
13. VERB 使…出场;让…参加比赛
    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.
    1. England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
       英格兰意欲在下月的世界青年锦标赛中推出他们的最强阵容。
14. See also: There are signs that the new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for February next year. coalfield minefield playing field snowfield
15. PHRASE 纵情享受;肆意地做;尽情地做
    If someone is having a field day, they are very busy doing something that they enjoy, even though it may be hurtful for other people.
    1. In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day...
       我们不在的时候，办公室里大概谣言四起了吧。
    2. I suspect that the lawyers are going to have a field day before it's all sorted out.
       我想律师们要好好忙活一通才能把一切都弄停当了。
16. PHRASE 在实地;在野外
    Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
    1. The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
       无论在圈养场还是在野外，动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。
17. PHRASE 领先;带头
    If you say that someone leads the field in a particular activity, you mean that they are better, more active, or more successful than everyone else who is involved in it.
    1. When it comes to picking up awards they lead the field by miles.
       他们在拿奖方面遥遥领先。
18. PHRASE 到处拈花惹草;滥交
    If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
    1. He gave up playing the field and married a year ago.
       他不再处处留情，一年前结了婚。

1. American economists have made important contributions to the field of financial and corporate economics
   美国的经济学家们在金融和企业经济学领域做出了重要的贡献。
2. This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field.
   这是电场数学表达式的基础。
3. They went for walks together in the fields.
   他们一起在田野里漫步。
4. He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field
   他是我在棒球场上见过的跑得最快的家伙。
5. Gavin Hastings was helped from the field with ankle injuries.
   加文·黑斯廷斯脚踝受伤，被扶下了场。
6. Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture
   绘画、雕塑和建筑领域最近出现了激动人心的艺术突破。
7. Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field.
   每盘磁带的撰稿人都是其研究领域的专家。
8. We never defeated them on the field of battle.
   我们从未在战场上打败过他们。
9. Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.
   我们的视野出人意料地开阔。
10. Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field
    进入第四圈时，两名身经百战的骑手开始领先。
11. I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships
    我还对男孩子们进行了一项有关两性关系态度的实地调查。
12. Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand
    老师带我们去野游，对动植物进行实地观察。
13. The man offering help is a field worker.
    主动帮忙的人是个野外工作人员。
14. When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball.
    我们防守的时候，裁判们一直看着球。
15. He was later shown on television, fielding questions.
    他后来出现在电视上，答复问题。
16. England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
    英格兰意欲在下月的世界青年锦标赛中推出他们的最强阵容。
17. There are signs that the new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for February next year.
    有迹象表明新党意欲推举候选人参加定于明年2月举行的选举。
18. In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day
    我们不在的时候，办公室里大概谣言四起了吧。
19. I suspect that the lawyers are going to have a field day before it's all sorted out.
    我想律师们要好好忙活一通才能把一切都弄停当了。
20. The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
    无论在圈养场还是在野外，动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。
21. When it comes to picking up awards they lead the field by miles.
    他们在拿奖方面遥遥领先。
22. He gave up playing the field and married a year ago.
    他不再处处留情，一年前结了婚。
23. He is an innovator in this field.
    他是这个领域里的革新者。
24. We believe they intruded on to the field of play
    我们认为他们擅自闯入了球场。
25. Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.
    瓦莱丽在排球、篮球和曲棍球三个项目上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。
26. He was on the training field for some light work yesterday.
    昨天他在训练场进行了一些强度较小的训练。
27. The cavalry scattered them and chased them off the field.
    骑兵驱散了他们并把他们逐出了战场。
28. Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
    昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。
29. A fence marked the perimeter of the field.
    一道篱笆标明了那块田地的周界。

n.

leave the field clear for sb

leave sb in possession of the field

• 为…的胜利铺平道路；为…的成功扫清障碍
  to enable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups have given up competing with them

play the field

• 性滥交；乱搞男女关系
  to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people

noun

1. a particular kind of commercial enterprise
   1. they are outstanding in their field

   Synonym:    field of operationline of business

2. a place where planes take off and land

   Synonym:    airfieldlanding fieldflying field

3. the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)

   Synonym:    field of view

4. a branch of knowledge
   1. in what discipline is his doctorate?
   2. teachers should be well trained in their subject
   3. anthropology is the study of human beings

   Synonym:    disciplinesubjectsubject areasubject fieldfield of studystudybailiwick

5. all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event

6. all of the horses in a particular horse race

7. (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
   1. the set of all rational numbers is a field

8. (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information

9. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
   1. they made a tour of Civil War battlefields

   Synonym:    battlefieldbattlegroundfield of battlefield of honor

10. a region in which active military operations are in progress
    1. the army was in the field awaiting action
    2. he served in the Vietnam theater for three years

    Synonym:    field of operationstheatertheater of operationstheatretheatre of operations

11. somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
    1. anthropologists do much of their work in the field

12. a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
    1. he planted a field of wheat

13. a piece of land prepared for playing a game
    1. the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field

    Synonym:    playing fieldathletic fieldplaying area

14. a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
    1. the diamond fields of South Africa

15. extensive tract of level open land
    1. they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
    2. he longed for the fields of his youth

    Synonym:    plainchampaign

16. the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it

    Synonym:    field of forceforce field

17. a particular environment or walk of life
    1. his social sphere is limited
    2. it was a closed area of employment
    3. he's out of my orbit

    Synonym:    spheredomainareaorbitarena

verb

1. select (a team or individual player) for a game
   1. The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl

2. answer adequately or successfully
   1. The lawyer fielded all questions from the press

3. play as a fielder

4. catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket