field是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence -- 田；地；牧場

  • We drove past fields of ripening wheat. 我們驅車經過快要成熟的麥田。

  • The cows were all standing in one corner of the field. 乳牛全都站在牧場的一角。

  • I spoke to an aid worker who had recently returned from the field. 我和一位剛從現場歸來的救援人員談過。

• 1 an area, usually covered with grass, used for playing sports -- （通常有草坪的）運動場

  • the school playing/sports field 學校操場/運動場

  • a football/hockey/rugby field 足球／曲棍球／橄欖球場

  • There were loud cheers as the Irish team took the field. 愛爾蘭隊進場時歡呼聲四起。

• 2 an area of activity or interest -- 界；領域；範圍

  • the field of history/science/medicine 歷史／科學／醫學領域

  • Are you still in the same field (= are you doing the same type of work)? 你還在做老本行嗎？

  • Programming really isn't my field - you'd better ask Phil. 程式設計真的不是我的專長，你最好問問菲爾。

• 3 all the competitors taking part in a race or activity -- （參加比賽或活動的）全體運動員，全體人員

  • The race started with a field of eleven, but two horses fell. 比賽開始時有11匹馬，但有兩匹馬摔倒了。

  • We have a strong field this afternoon. 今天下午我們陣容強大。

  • Jones finished ahead of the field. 瓊斯率先到達終點。

• 4 a division of a database (= a collection of similar information on a computer) that contains a particular type of information, such as names or numbers -- 信息組；欄位

• 5 to catch or pick up the ball after it has been hit in a game such as cricket or baseball, and to try to prevent the other team from scoring -- （板球或棒球運動中）接（球），截（球）；守（球），作守方

  • He fielded the ball well. 他穩穩地接住了球。

  • Our team is fielding first. 我們隊先作守方。

• 6 to avoid answering a question directly -- 巧妙地回答

  • He fielded some awkward questions very skilfully. 他非常巧妙地回答了幾個尷尬的問題。

• 7 to have or produce a team of people to take part in an activity or event -- 使參加活動（或比賽）；組織參加

  • The company fielded a group of experts to take part in the conference. 公司組織了一個專家小組去參加會議。

• 8 an area of land containing a particular natural substance -- （有某種天然物質的）大片地方，…田

  • an oilfield 油田

  • a coalfield 煤田