field day
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈfield day noun 1 have a field day informalCHANCE/OPPORTUNITY to have a chance to do a lot of something you want, especially the chance to criticize someone 有机会大显身手〔尤指批评某人的机会〕 The newspapers had a field day when the trial finished. 审判结束，报社有机会大做文章了。2. [countable] American EnglishSE a day when students at a school have sports competitions and parents watch 〔有学生家长观看的〕体育比赛日，运动日 SYN British English sports day
Examples from the Corpus
field day• His nomination could be a field day for Democrats.• Those looking into dodgy dealings at the county jail, on the other hand, have had a field day.• Any bacteria that may be in the food will have a field day and grow.• The tabloid newspapers would have a field day.ˈfield day nounChineseSyllable
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field day
ˈfield day
noun
1. have a field day informal to have a chance to do a lot of something you want, especially the chance to criticize someone:
The newspapers had a field day when the trial finished.
2. [countable] American English a day when students at a school have sports competitions and parents watch
SYN sports day British English
ˈfield day
noun1. have a field day informal to have a chance to do a lot of something you want, especially the chance to criticize someone:
2. [countable] American English a day when students at a school have sports competitions and parents watch
SYN sports day British English
