field

Word family adjectivefieldednounfielderfieldingfieldbootsfieldcraftfield dayfield eventfieldfarefield goalfield hockeyfield hospitalfield marshalfieldmousefield officerfieldpiecefieldsmanfield sportsfieldstonefield testfield tripfieldworkfieldworkerfieldadverbfieldward

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field1 /fiːld/ S1 W1 noun [countableC]

farm 农场TADN an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass 田地，田野

a view of green fields and rolling hills

田野青翠、丘陵起伏的景色

field of

a field of wheat

一片麦地

corn/rice/wheat etc field

working in the cotton fields

在棉花地里劳作

→4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间

2 subject 学科SE a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work 〔研究或工作的〕领域，范围

field of

her work in the field of human rights

她在人权领域的工作

Peter’s an expert in his field.

彼得是他那个行业里的专家。

He’s the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics.

他是政治领域之外最出名的美国人。

3 sport 体育运动 an area of ground where sports are played 运动场

a baseball/football/cricket etc field

the local soccer field

当地的足球场

on/off the field

The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field.

该队这一年场内场外都不顺。

Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field).

球员上场时球迷们欢呼起来。

→5 see picture at 见图 football

4 practical work 实际工作BEC work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or laboratory 现场，实地

in the field

His theories have not yet been tested in the field.

他的理论尚未经过实地检验。

field trials/testing/research etc 现场试验/实地研究等

→ field trip, fieldwork

5 competitors 竞争者

a) BBTall the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other 所有互相竞争的人[公司，产品等]

the field of candidates for the election

大选的全体候选人

be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others) 领先其他竞争者

Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.

德国以53%的数字领先于其他国家。

b) DSHall the horses or runners in a race 所有参赛马匹；全体赛跑选手

Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend.

跑到最后一个弯道时“王子”领先。

6 magnetic/gravitational/force field SGthe area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect 磁场/引力场/力场

the Earth’s magnetic field

地球的磁场

Examples from the Corpus

magnetic/gravitational/force field• The flow of a magnetic field is taken from magnetic north pole to magnetic south pole.• All this occurs in magnetic fields very much above the maximum tolerated by the superconducting state.• All that is left is a strong, but invisible, gravitational field.• In a few rare cases, lava flows on land have taken place just as the magnetic field was undergoing a reversal.• It does raise the question of how pigeons detect the magnetic field.• At the upper critical field the magnetic field completely penetrated the sample and it reverted entirely to its normal state.• As the star shrank, the gravitational field at the surface would become stronger and the escape velocity would increase.• The radio waves, magnetic field and computer technology combine to produce vivid images of the body's soft tissue.

7 coal/oil/gas field TPGa large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found 煤田/油田/天然气田

North Sea oil fields

北海油田

Examples from the Corpus

coal/oil/gas field• The downturn in the energy industry dragged on so long that workers drifted away and oil field equipment became outdated.• A third appraisal of this potentially significant heavy oil field will be drilled in 1993.• We do know that most coal fields began life as swamps about 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period.• North Shields became the export base for much of the South East Northumberland coal field.• A slim slice of those revenues has always been cut for the communities in the oil fields, local politicians say.• For many residents of the oil fields, Pemex executives seem little different from the foreign overlords they replaced.• Moreover there are indications that in this gas field a secondary fracture porosity may exist.

8 the field (of battle) PMthe time or place where there is fighting in a war 战场，战地

The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.

这种新型坦克尚待实战检验。

medals won on the field of battle

在战场上赢得的奖章

Examples from the Corpus

on the field of battle• He is one of these rare men who has distinguished himself equally on the field of battle and at the bar.• Numbers on the field of battle counted for little.• Even then, only on the field of battle.

9. field of vision/view LOOK ATthe whole area that you are able to see without turning your head 视野

Examples from the Corpus

field of vision/view• His head would explode, and his field of vision would contract until he was almost blind.• Mrs LaRue smiled and moved away from my field of vision.• Without turning my head, I see them as clearly as though in my normal field of vision.• It will be appreciated that the precise nature of the degree or defect in acuity or field of vision is highly individual.• Some evidence for this point of view is given under validation - sensitivity across the field of view.• With astonishment, I saw distinct black specks dancing in the field of view.• With increased power, the field of view becomes smaller, and with increased aperture the binoculars become heavier.• The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise.

10. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice 雪原/冰原

Examples from the Corpus

snow/ice field• Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.• Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.• This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.• Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.

11. field of fire PMWthe area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position 射界

Examples from the Corpus

field of fire• The first is that it preserves a clear field of fire for my missile troops.• We had a good field of fire all round in case the enemy came out of the sunken road or over the hedge.• We had triple concertina wire set up, claymores, and tripwires, and we even cut some fields of fire.• Harry blundering into the field of fire.• The best place for most artillery is on a hill commanding a wide field of fire with long clear lines of sight.

12 leave the field clear for somebody to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them 为某人的成功让道

Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.

乔希为成全我离开了公司。

13 computers 计算机TD in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information 字段，信息组

an empty field (=not yet written in)

空白字段

→ have a field day at field day, → play the field at play1(31)

n COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + field

a corn/wheat/rice etc field

In summer the rice fields were lush and green.

an open field

I saw a fox run across the open field.

a green field

All around the house were green fields and rolling hills.

an arable field (=one used for growing crops)

Barley was growing in the arable fields surrounding the castle.

a cultivated field (=one with crops growing on it)

The valley is an area of lush greenery and cultivated fields.

a ploughed field

It was difficult walking across the ploughed field.

phrases

a field of corn/wheat/rice etc

The road was surrounded by fields of corn.

verbs

plough a field (=make long deep lines in the ground so that you can grow crops)

The farmer was using a tractor to plough the field.

work in the fields (=do farm work)

Most villagers work in the fields during the day.

cross a field

We crossed the field and came to the barn.

walk across a field

I walked across the field to the gate.

cows/horses etc graze in a field (=they eat the grass growing there)

Cattle were grazing in the field below.

n THESAURUS

field noun [countableC] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass

a wheat field

Cows were grazing in the field.

meadow noun [countableC] a field with wild grass and flowers

alpine meadows

paddock noun [countableC] a small field in which horses are kept

Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses.

pasture noun [countableC, uncountableU] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on

large areas of rough upland pasture

cow pastures

Examples from the Corpus

field• fields full of cotton• a field of wheat• Webster is a great success in his chosen field.• Bartlett defeated a crowded field of candidates for the job of mayor.• a football field• The football field was too muddy to play on, so the game was cancelled• Keith has a degree in engineering, but couldn't find a job in his field.• birds such as skylarks whose habitat is open fields and farmland• Men may work periodically as day laborers on others' fields, as carpenters, or masons.• Our family had harvested the cabbage and turnips from our field and were preparing to wash and salt them.• Several school playing fields have been sold off to raise money.• We went out onto the school playing fields to watch a game of football.• Some open spaces north of the city will be made into sports fields for leisure activities.• Cole is the most noted expert in the field.• A few were experts in the field.• We passed cows grazing in the fields.• There are good employment opportunities in the field of healthcare, particularly nursing.• Laycock is one of the most brilliant psychiatrists in the field.• The fans cheered as he walked off the field.• The crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.• Follow the path to the field corner.• The field for the user's name is 25 characters long.• The fields flood in winter and in summer dry and starve because every plant grows to the same depth.• Meanwhile thy various subcommittees reported on public expenditure in their fields.• These fields boast among the highest professional wages in the nation.• What exactly is your field of study?

corn/rice/wheat etc field• Walking alongside a wheat field, admiring the vibrancy of poppies scattered in sparse splashes of scarlet, I spot something remarkable.• Rice paddies and corn fields stretched away from the road.• You could die dawn there with my cousin Trung, in some bloody Delta rice field.• We would hide in rice fields, jungles, and swamps, and we would attack when the enemy was off guard.• In Arizona, less than 10 percent of wheat fields are quarantined.• Isn't it true that the men steal from the rice fields?• Women gathered at streams to wash clothes and gossip, and they weeded rice fields by hand.• In winter, rice fields were bare and brown, but there was the anticipation of spring planting just around the corner.

outside the field of• The tiny device is surgically implanted in an outpatient procedure within the eye, just outside the field of vision.• At least to some one outside the field of spider ecology, Wise's discussion of his colleagues work seems fair and even-handed.• His career neatly illustrates the expanding commercial possibilities for famous sportsmen outside the field of play.

took the field• But as he took the field in the second Test against the West Indies, all eyes were on his behaviour.• Last year Vasco da Gama and Olaria took the field for a match wearing identical strips.• The only things missing were the black armbands when the team took the field at Perth.• Over an hour later, the visitors finally arrived and both teams took the field - at two minutes to five.• Fiery Fred and Steady Steadman caused quite a stir when they took the field for Hygiene as well.

field trials/testing/research etc• The approach to pro-active searches is well established and involves a combination of desk and field research.• Certainly, field research of this kind is not something which I would recommend for the inexperienced.• Where quantitative analysis requires mathematical and computer skills, area studies require language training and extensive field research.• Extensive field research can mean long periods living under adverse conditions to which the researcher is unaccustomed.• Mainsborne, as the system is called, is being installed for field trials in 1000 houses in London and Milton Keynes.• Secondly, this list of headings conveys a quite false impression of how field research is conducted.• Moreover, funding organizations may be less inclined to support projects that envision long periods of field research.• What is the role of field research within the market research process? 4.

led the field• Henry Ford, who had been building motor cars since the 1890s, led the field.• But he led the field a merry dance until being overhauled inside the final furlong.• In the home market, it led the field by a long way, with 4,337,487 units sold.• Motorola led the field in wireless communication devices.• Cameron's new movie led the field with seven Oscar nominations.

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field2 verb [transitiveT]

1 PMPPVif you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war 使参加竞赛[选举，战斗]

The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates.

生态党推举了109名候选人。

We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.

我们派出一支由高水平篮球运动员组成的队伍。

2 ANSWER/REPLYto answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult 处理，应付〔问题、电话等〕

The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East.

那位部长回答了有关中东的问题。

The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.

新闻办公室接到了媒体打来的无数电话。

3. be fielding DSthe team that is fielding in a game of cricket or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it 〔板球或棒球比赛中〕担任防守队 OPP be batting

Examples from the Corpus

be fielding• The Natural Law Party, which is fielding 313 candidates, unveiled its long-awaited party election television broadcast last night.• He joined a Swift factory that was fielding a five-strong team, and immediately found himself struggling to get on the pace.• Labour are fielding a strong candidate in Alan Milburn.• In an extensive media publicity campaign last week the Natural Law Party announced they would be fielding candidates in each constituency.• The Liberal Democrats are fielding Chris Pym.• For the first time in the season, Gergiev is fielding the cast initially promised, and the singing is superlative.

4. DSif you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit 〔板球或棒球比赛中〕截住，接住〔对方击出的球〕

Examples from the Corpus

field• His instinct was aggressive in all respects, especially in the fielding.• Babyface, despite having fielded a record-tying 12 nominations, netted only a few of the tiny gramophones.• He fielded a soccer team with Argentinean and Brazilian talent.• Carlton fielded all five grounders hit his way.• He unlatched his web again and swam about the cockpit, fielding flotsam.• Ulster fielded four new caps, but were not overawed by a Saltire side which included six internationalists.

fielded ... team• Leeds fielded a team of youngsters.

fielded ... calls• He fielded the phone calls and promised answers - answers which never came.• Later, they fielded the phone calls from recruiters, sat for home visits and helped their daughters sort out offers.

The FieldField, Then trademark

na British magazine which has articles about the countryside, farming, and sports such as polo and cricket. Most people in the UK think The Field is read by rich people who live in the country or own a lot of land there.

From Longman Business Dictionary

fieldfield1 /fiːld/ noun [countableC]

1a subject that people study or are involved in as part of their work

We are looking for graduates with degrees in artificial intelligence, languages and related fields.

Until recently, NEC was alone in the field of wireless communication.

2studies, testing etc that are done in the field are done in the real world rather than in a LABORATORY, factory etc

We need someone who can test the drilling machinery in the field.

3coal/oil/gas field a large area where coal, oil etc is found

Even the largest oil corporations have to rely on external finance to develop new oil fields.

4a space made available for a particular kind of information

The database contains 10 free-text fields.

fieldfield2 verb [transitiveT]

to deal with a question, enquiry, telephone call etc, usually successfully

He fielded several angry calls from franchisees asking for their money back.

Origin field1

Old English feld

词汇	field
释义	field Word family adjectivefieldednounfielderfieldingfieldbootsfieldcraftfield dayfield eventfieldfarefield goalfield hockeyfield hospitalfield marshalfieldmousefield officerfieldpiecefieldsmanfield sportsfieldstonefield testfield tripfieldworkfieldworkerfieldadverbfieldward Related topics: Agriculture, Nature, Education, Horses, Computers field1 /fiːld/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] 1 farm 农场TADN an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass 田地，田野 a view of green fields and rolling hills 田野青翠、丘陵起伏的景色 field of a field of wheat 一片麦地 corn/rice/wheat etc field working in the cotton fields 在棉花地里劳作 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间 2 subject 学科SE a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work 〔研究或工作的〕领域，范围 field of her work in the field of human rights 她在人权领域的工作 Peter’s an expert in his field. 彼得是他那个行业里的专家。 He’s the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics. 他是政治领域之外最出名的美国人。 3 sport 体育运动 an area of ground where sports are played 运动场 a baseball/football/cricket etc field the local soccer field 当地的足球场 on/off the field The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field. 该队这一年场内场外都不顺。 Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field). 球员上场时球迷们欢呼起来。 →5 see picture at 见图 football 4 practical work 实际工作BEC work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or laboratory 现场，实地 in the field His theories have not yet been tested in the field. 他的理论尚未经过实地检验。 field trials/testing/research etc 现场试验/实地研究等 → field trip, fieldwork 5 competitors 竞争者 a) BBTall the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other 所有互相竞争的人[公司，产品等] the field of candidates for the election 大选的全体候选人 be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others) 领先其他竞争者 Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%. 德国以53%的数字领先于其他国家。 b) DSHall the horses or runners in a race 所有参赛马匹；全体赛跑选手 Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend. 跑到最后一个弯道时“王子”领先。 6 magnetic/gravitational/force field SGthe area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect 磁场/引力场/力场 the Earth’s magnetic field 地球的磁场 Examples from the Corpus magnetic/gravitational/force field• The flow of a magnetic field is taken from magnetic north pole to magnetic south pole.• All this occurs in magnetic fields very much above the maximum tolerated by the superconducting state.• All that is left is a strong, but invisible, gravitational field.• In a few rare cases, lava flows on land have taken place just as the magnetic field was undergoing a reversal.• It does raise the question of how pigeons detect the magnetic field.• At the upper critical field the magnetic field completely penetrated the sample and it reverted entirely to its normal state.• As the star shrank, the gravitational field at the surface would become stronger and the escape velocity would increase.• The radio waves, magnetic field and computer technology combine to produce vivid images of the body's soft tissue. 7 coal/oil/gas field TPGa large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found 煤田/油田/天然气田 North Sea oil fields 北海油田 Examples from the Corpus coal/oil/gas field• The downturn in the energy industry dragged on so long that workers drifted away and oil field equipment became outdated.• A third appraisal of this potentially significant heavy oil field will be drilled in 1993.• We do know that most coal fields began life as swamps about 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period.• North Shields became the export base for much of the South East Northumberland coal field.• A slim slice of those revenues has always been cut for the communities in the oil fields, local politicians say.• For many residents of the oil fields, Pemex executives seem little different from the foreign overlords they replaced.• Moreover there are indications that in this gas field a secondary fracture porosity may exist. 8 the field (of battle) PMthe time or place where there is fighting in a war 战场，战地 The new tank has yet to be tested in the field. 这种新型坦克尚待实战检验。 medals won on the field of battle 在战场上赢得的奖章 Examples from the Corpus on the field of battle• He is one of these rare men who has distinguished himself equally on the field of battle and at the bar.• Numbers on the field of battle counted for little.• Even then, only on the field of battle. 9. field of vision/view LOOK ATthe whole area that you are able to see without turning your head 视野 Examples from the Corpus field of vision/view• His head would explode, and his field of vision would contract until he was almost blind.• Mrs LaRue smiled and moved away from my field of vision.• Without turning my head, I see them as clearly as though in my normal field of vision.• It will be appreciated that the precise nature of the degree or defect in acuity or field of vision is highly individual.• Some evidence for this point of view is given under validation - sensitivity across the field of view.• With astonishment, I saw distinct black specks dancing in the field of view.• With increased power, the field of view becomes smaller, and with increased aperture the binoculars become heavier.• The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise. 10. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice 雪原/冰原 Examples from the Corpus snow/ice field• Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.• Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.• This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.• Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields. 11. field of fire PMWthe area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position 射界 Examples from the Corpus field of fire• The first is that it preserves a clear field of fire for my missile troops.• We had a good field of fire all round in case the enemy came out of the sunken road or over the hedge.• We had triple concertina wire set up, claymores, and tripwires, and we even cut some fields of fire.• Harry blundering into the field of fire.• The best place for most artillery is on a hill commanding a wide field of fire with long clear lines of sight. 12 leave the field clear for somebody to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them 为某人的成功让道 Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me. 乔希为成全我离开了公司。 13 computers 计算机TD in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information 字段，信息组 an empty field (=not yet written in) 空白字段 → have a field day at field day, → play the field at play1(31) n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + field a corn/wheat/rice etc field In summer the rice fields were lush and green. an open field I saw a fox run across the open field. a green field All around the house were green fields and rolling hills. an arable field (=one used for growing crops) Barley was growing in the arable fields surrounding the castle. a cultivated field (=one with crops growing on it) The valley is an area of lush greenery and cultivated fields. a ploughed field It was difficult walking across the ploughed field. phrases a field of corn/wheat/rice etc The road was surrounded by fields of corn. verbs plough a field (=make long deep lines in the ground so that you can grow crops) The farmer was using a tractor to plough the field. work in the fields (=do farm work) Most villagers work in the fields during the day. cross a field We crossed the field and came to the barn. walk across a field I walked across the field to the gate. cows/horses etc graze in a field (=they eat the grass growing there) Cattle were grazing in the field below. n THESAURUS field noun [countableC] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass a wheat field Cows were grazing in the field. meadow noun [countableC] a field with wild grass and flowers alpine meadows paddock noun [countableC] a small field in which horses are kept Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses. pasture noun [countableC, uncountableU] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on large areas of rough upland pasture cow pastures Examples from the Corpus field• fields full of cotton• a field of wheat• Webster is a great success in his chosen field.• Bartlett defeated a crowded field of candidates for the job of mayor.• a football field• The football field was too muddy to play on, so the game was cancelled• Keith has a degree in engineering, but couldn't find a job in his field.• birds such as skylarks whose habitat is open fields and farmland• Men may work periodically as day laborers on others' fields, as carpenters, or masons.• Our family had harvested the cabbage and turnips from our field and were preparing to wash and salt them.• Several school playing fields have been sold off to raise money.• We went out onto the school playing fields to watch a game of football.• Some open spaces north of the city will be made into sports fields for leisure activities.• Cole is the most noted expert in the field.• A few were experts in the field.• We passed cows grazing in the fields.• There are good employment opportunities in the field of healthcare, particularly nursing.• Laycock is one of the most brilliant psychiatrists in the field.• The fans cheered as he walked off the field.• The crowd cheered as the players ran onto the field.• Follow the path to the field corner.• The field for the user's name is 25 characters long.• The fields flood in winter and in summer dry and starve because every plant grows to the same depth.• Meanwhile thy various subcommittees reported on public expenditure in their fields.• These fields boast among the highest professional wages in the nation.• What exactly is your field of study? corn/rice/wheat etc field• Walking alongside a wheat field, admiring the vibrancy of poppies scattered in sparse splashes of scarlet, I spot something remarkable.• Rice paddies and corn fields stretched away from the road.• You could die dawn there with my cousin Trung, in some bloody Delta rice field.• We would hide in rice fields, jungles, and swamps, and we would attack when the enemy was off guard.• In Arizona, less than 10 percent of wheat fields are quarantined.• Isn't it true that the men steal from the rice fields?• Women gathered at streams to wash clothes and gossip, and they weeded rice fields by hand.• In winter, rice fields were bare and brown, but there was the anticipation of spring planting just around the corner. outside the field of• The tiny device is surgically implanted in an outpatient procedure within the eye, just outside the field of vision.• At least to some one outside the field of spider ecology, Wise's discussion of his colleagues work seems fair and even-handed.• His career neatly illustrates the expanding commercial possibilities for famous sportsmen outside the field of play. took the field• But as he took the field in the second Test against the West Indies, all eyes were on his behaviour.• Last year Vasco da Gama and Olaria took the field for a match wearing identical strips.• The only things missing were the black armbands when the team took the field at Perth.• Over an hour later, the visitors finally arrived and both teams took the field - at two minutes to five.• Fiery Fred and Steady Steadman caused quite a stir when they took the field for Hygiene as well. field trials/testing/research etc• The approach to pro-active searches is well established and involves a combination of desk and field research.• Certainly, field research of this kind is not something which I would recommend for the inexperienced.• Where quantitative analysis requires mathematical and computer skills, area studies require language training and extensive field research.• Extensive field research can mean long periods living under adverse conditions to which the researcher is unaccustomed.• Mainsborne, as the system is called, is being installed for field trials in 1000 houses in London and Milton Keynes.• Secondly, this list of headings conveys a quite false impression of how field research is conducted.• Moreover, funding organizations may be less inclined to support projects that envision long periods of field research.• What is the role of field research within the market research process? 4. led the field• Henry Ford, who had been building motor cars since the 1890s, led the field.• But he led the field a merry dance until being overhauled inside the final furlong.• In the home market, it led the field by a long way, with 4,337,487 units sold.• Motorola led the field in wireless communication devices.• Cameron's new movie led the field with seven Oscar nominations. Related topics: Military, Sport field2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 1 PMPPVif you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war 使参加竞赛[选举，战斗] The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates. 生态党推举了109名候选人。 We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players. 我们派出一支由高水平篮球运动员组成的队伍。 2 ANSWER/REPLYto answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult 处理，应付〔问题、电话等〕 The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East. 那位部长回答了有关中东的问题。 The press office fielded numerous calls from the media. 新闻办公室接到了媒体打来的无数电话。 3. be fielding DSthe team that is fielding in a game of cricket or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it 〔板球或棒球比赛中〕担任防守队 OPP be batting Examples from the Corpus be fielding• The Natural Law Party, which is fielding 313 candidates, unveiled its long-awaited party election television broadcast last night.• He joined a Swift factory that was fielding a five-strong team, and immediately found himself struggling to get on the pace.• Labour are fielding a strong candidate in Alan Milburn.• In an extensive media publicity campaign last week the Natural Law Party announced they would be fielding candidates in each constituency.• The Liberal Democrats are fielding Chris Pym.• For the first time in the season, Gergiev is fielding the cast initially promised, and the singing is superlative. 4. DSif you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit 〔板球或棒球比赛中〕截住，接住〔对方击出的球〕 Examples from the Corpus field• His instinct was aggressive in all respects, especially in the fielding.• Babyface, despite having fielded a record-tying 12 nominations, netted only a few of the tiny gramophones.• He fielded a soccer team with Argentinean and Brazilian talent.• Carlton fielded all five grounders hit his way.• He unlatched his web again and swam about the cockpit, fielding flotsam.• Ulster fielded four new caps, but were not overawed by a Saltire side which included six internationalists. fielded ... team• Leeds fielded a team of youngsters. fielded ... calls• He fielded the phone calls and promised answers - answers which never came.• Later, they fielded the phone calls from recruiters, sat for home visits and helped their daughters sort out offers. The FieldField, Then trademark na British magazine which has articles about the countryside, farming, and sports such as polo and cricket. Most people in the UK think The Field is read by rich people who live in the country or own a lot of land there. From Longman Business Dictionary fieldfield1 /fiːld/ noun [countableC] 1a subject that people study or are involved in as part of their work We are looking for graduates with degrees in artificial intelligence, languages and related fields. Until recently, NEC was alone in the field of wireless communication. 2studies, testing etc that are done in the field are done in the real world rather than in a LABORATORY, factory etc We need someone who can test the drilling machinery in the field. 3coal/oil/gas field a large area where coal, oil etc is found Even the largest oil corporations have to rely on external finance to develop new oil fields. 4a space made available for a particular kind of information The database contains 10 free-text fields. fieldfield2 verb [transitiveT] to deal with a question, enquiry, telephone call etc, usually successfully He fielded several angry calls from franchisees asking for their money back. Origin field1 Old English feld
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