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field1 /fiːld/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  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 football4  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, fieldwork5  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9. field of vision/view LOOK ATthe whole area that you are able to see without turning your head 视野10. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice 雪原/冰原11. field of fire PMWthe area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position 射界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 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + fielda corn/wheat/rice etc fieldIn summer the rice fields were lush and green.an open fieldI saw a fox run across the open field.a green fieldAll 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 fieldIt was difficult walking across the ploughed field.phrasesa field of corn/wheat/rice etcThe road was surrounded by fields of corn.verbsplough 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 fieldWe crossed the field and came to the barn.walk across a fieldI 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 THESAURUSfield noun [countable] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grassa wheat fieldCows were grazing in the field.meadow noun [countable] a field with wild grass and flowersalpine meadowspaddock noun [countable] a small field in which horses are keptHorses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses.pasture noun [countable, uncountable] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed onlarge areas of rough upland pasturecow 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 [transitive]  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 batting4. 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〕→ See Verb table

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.nThe FieldField, The 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 Dictionaryfieldfield1 /fiːld/ noun [countable]1a subject that people study or are involved in as part of their workWe 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 etcWe need someone who can test the drilling machinery in the field.3coal/oil/gas field a large area where coal, oil etc is foundEven the largest oil corporations have to rely on external finance to develop new oil fields.4a space made available for a particular kind of informationThe database contains 10 free-text fields.fieldfield2 verb [transitive] to deal with a question, enquiry, telephone call etc, usually successfullyHe fielded several angry calls from franchisees asking for their money back.→ See Verb tableOrigin field1 Old English feld

field1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1field2 verbField, TheLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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a 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.

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field¹ S1 W1 /fiːld/ noun [countable]
1.  FARM an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass:
    a view of green fields and rolling hills
    field of
    a field of wheat
    corn/rice/wheat etc field
    working in the cotton fields
2.  SUBJECT a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
    field of
    her work in the field of human rights
    Peter’s an expert in his field.
    He’s the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics.
3.  SPORT an area of ground where sports are played
    a baseball/football/cricket etc field
    the local soccer field
    on/off the field
    The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field.
    Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field).
4.  PRACTICAL WORK work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or laboratory
    in the field
    His theories have not yet been tested in the field.
    field trials/testing/research etc ⇨ field trip, fieldwork
5.  COMPETITORS
  a. all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other:
    the field of candidates for the election
    be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others)
    Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.
  b. all the horses or runners in a race:
    Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend.
6. magnetic/gravitational/force field the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect:
    the Earth’s magnetic field
7. coal/oil/gas field a large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found:
    North Sea oil fields
8. the field (of battle) the time or place where there is fighting in a war:
    The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.
    medals won on the field of battle
9. field of vision/view the whole area that you are able to see without turning your head
10. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice
11. field of fire the area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position
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:
    Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.
13.  COMPUTERS in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information:
    an empty field (=not yet written in)
⇨ have a field day at field day, ⇨ play the field at play¹(29)
     

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.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ field noun [countable] 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 [countable] a field with wild grass and flowers: alpine meadows
   ▪ paddock noun [countable] a small field in which horses are kept: Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses.
   ▪ pasture noun [uncountable and countable] 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

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field² verb [transitive]
1. if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war:
    The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates.
    We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.
2. to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult:
    The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East.
    The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.
3. be fielding the 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
   OPP  be batting
4. if you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit