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field n.原野,旷野,领域,(一块)田地,牧场,域,战场,运动场 vt.把(谷物等)暴晒于场上,使上场 ,回答,处理vi.担任场外队员 adj.田间的,野生的,野外的,田赛的 扫描场 A type of business or area of study is a field. All the subjects you study in school are different fields of study. Baseball players field a ball, and you need nine players to field a team. All the horses in a race are the field. Your field of vision is what you can see. Researchers go into the field to collect data — for an education researcher, that’s a school. Most fields are specific areas of one sort or another. ★★★★☆ 2007.2

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[fi:ld] This word has many meanings — such as a field of daffodils, a field of study, or a field of battle in a war. Think of a field as an area, either physically or subject-wise. So it is a bit confusing when vos Savant fields such queries from the average Joe (whose IQ is 100) as, What’s the difference between love and fondness? 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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. ...a field of wheat...麦田They went for walks together in the fields.他们一起在田野里漫步。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]运动场；球场 A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played. ...a football field...足球场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。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 可数名词]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.   [usu supp N]...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska.阿拉斯加一个巨大的天然气田4[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.   [usu supp N]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 可数名词]专业；学科；领域 A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.   [usu with supp]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。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 可数名词]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.   [COMPUTING 计算机]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 可数名词]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 .   [usu the N]We never defeated them on the field of battle.我们从未在战场上打败过他们。...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 可数名词]视野；视域 Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head.   [with supp]Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.我们的视野出人意料地开阔。9[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词](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.   [usu sing]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。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。...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 形容词]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.   [ADJ n]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。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。The man offering help is a field worker.主动帮忙的人是个野外工作人员。11[VERB 动词](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.   [V]  [Also V n]  [usu cont]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。fieldingAt first base he led the league 21 times in fielding.他在一垒防守方面 21 次位居联盟第一。12[VERB 动词](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.   [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]He was later shown on television, fielding questions.他后来出现在电视上，答复问题。13[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]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[VERB 动词]See also:coalfield；minefield；playing field；snowfield；让…参加竞选；让…作竞选候选人 If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate.   [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]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。15[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]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。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 短语]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.   [usu PHR after v]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 短语]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.   [V inflects]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 短语]到处拈花惹草；滥交 If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He gave up playing the field and married a year ago.他不再处处留情，一年前结了婚。

英语单词	field
英美音标	[fi:ld]
中文释义	n.原野,旷野,领域,(一块)田地,牧场,域,战场,运动场 vt.把(谷物等)暴晒于场上,使上场 ,回答,处理 vi.担任场外队员 adj.田间的,野生的,野外的,田赛的扫描场
vocab简明	This word has many meanings — such as a field of daffodils, a field of study, or a field of battle in a war. Think of a field as an area, either physically or subject-wise.
vocab扩展	A type of business or area of study is a field. All the subjects you study in school are different fields of study. Baseball players field a ball, and you need nine players to field a team. All the horses in a race are the field. Your field of vision is what you can see. Researchers go into the field to collect data — for an education researcher, that’s a school. Most fields are specific areas of one sort or another.
真题原句	So it is a bit confusing when vos Savant fields such queries from the average Joe (whose IQ is 100) as, What’s the difference between love and fondness?
柯林斯星级	★★★★☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. ...a field of wheat... 麦田 They went for walks together in the fields. 他们一起在田野里漫步。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]运动场；球场 A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played. ...a football field... 足球场 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。 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 可数名词]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. [usu supp N] ...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska. 阿拉斯加一个巨大的天然气田 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. [usu supp N] 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 可数名词]专业；学科；领域 A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity. [usu with supp] 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。 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 可数名词]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. [COMPUTING 计算机] 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 可数名词]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 . [usu the N] We never defeated them on the field of battle. 我们从未在战场上打败过他们。 ...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 可数名词]视野；视域 Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head. [with supp] Our field of vision is surprisingly wide. 我们的视野出人意料地开阔。 9 [N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词](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. [usu sing] 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。 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。 ...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 形容词]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. [ADJ n] 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。 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。 The man offering help is a field worker. 主动帮忙的人是个野外工作人员。 11 [VERB 动词](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. [V] [Also V n] [usu cont] 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。 fielding At first base he led the league 21 times in fielding. 他在一垒防守方面 21 次位居联盟第一。 12 [VERB 动词](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. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] He was later shown on television, fielding questions. 他后来出现在电视上，答复问题。 13 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] 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 [VERB 动词]See also:coalfield ；minefield ；playing field ；snowfield ；让…参加竞选；让…作竞选候选人 If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] 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。 15 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。 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 短语]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. [usu PHR after v] 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 短语]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. [V inflects] 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 短语]到处拈花惹草；滥交 If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] He gave up playing the field and married a year ago. 他不再处处留情，一年前结了婚。
来源	2007.2

Field Area N Count 可数名词 N [Usu Study [V