field

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