n. 田;（作某種用途的）場地;（學習或研究的）領域;運動場;
vi. [棒球、板球等]擔任外場員，擔任守隊隊員;接守，接防;接，擲還（球）;
adj. 實地的;[體育]1)。 在田賽場地進行的2)。 田賽的;軍事]野戰的;在實地工作的;
vt. 保護;把（農作物等）曬在場上;[棒球、板球等]按（或截）（球）;即席圓滿回答;
field
n
1 area of land (usu enclosed by a fence, hedge, etc) used for pasturing animals or cultivating crops 田; 地; 牧場
working in the fields 在田間干活
a fine field of wheat 一片好麥田.
2 (usu in compounds 通常用以構成復合詞)
(a) wide area or expanse 遼闊的地方; 原野; 曠野
an `ice-field, eg around the North Pole.
(b) open space used for a specified purpose （作某用途的）場地, 場所
a `baseball, `cricket, etc field.
3 (usu in compounds 通常用以構成復合詞) area from which minerals, etc are obtained 礦區; 產地: `coalfields
`gold-fields * a new `oilfield.
4 range of a subject, an activity or an interest （某種學科、 活動或興趣的）領域, 范圍, 界
in the field of politics, art, science, music, etc 在政治、 藝術、 科學、 音樂等領域
That is outside my field, ie not among the subjects I have studied. 那不在我所研究的范圍之內.
5
(a) area or space within which a specified force can be felt 場（存在某種力的效應的范圍或空間）: a magnetic `field 磁場
the earth's gravitational `field, ie the space in which the earth's gravity has an effect 地球引力場.
(b) range over which sth can operate effectively 某物的有效作用范圍
the field of a telescope 望遠鏡的視野
one's field of vision, ie the area that one can see 視野
a gun with a good field of fire 遠射程的炮.
6 area or place where a battle is or was fought 戰場
the field of battle/`battlefield 戰場.
7 (sport 體)
(a) all those taking part or competing in an event （比賽項目的）全體參賽者
The field includes three world record holders. 參賽者中包括三名世界記錄保持者.
(b) (in cricket and baseball) team that is not batting, with regard to their positions on the field （板球和棒球）守隊
bowling to a defensive field 向守隊投球.
8 (computing 計) one section of a record, representing a unit of information 字段; 信息組
The firm's payroll has one field for gross pay and one for net pay. 公司工資單上一部分是原工資, 一部分是實發工資.
9 (idm 習語) hold the field (against sb/sth) not be replaced (by sb/sth); remain dominant 不為（某人[某事物]）所替代; 保持優勢
Einstein's ideas on physics have held the field for years. 愛因斯坦的物理學理論多年來一直保持其權威性. play the `field (infml 口 esp US) avoid committing oneself to one person, activity, etc 不對某一人做出承諾; 不承諾參加某一活動等. take the `field
(a) begin a war or battle 開始作戰; 上陣.
(b) (sport 體) go onto the playing area 開始比賽; 上場.
field v
(a) [I, Tn] (in cricket and baseball) (stand ready to) catch and throw back (the ball) （板球和棒球）（準備）接或擲還（球）, 守（球）
He fields well. 他接球技術很好.
She fielded the ball. 她把球接住了.
(b) [I] (in cricket and baseball) be (in) the team not batting （板球和棒球）任守方
We're fielding first. 我們先作守方.
(c) [Tn] select (sb) to play in a game (of football, hockey, cricket, etc) （足球、 曲棍球、 板球等賽中）選派（某人）上場
They're fielding a very strong side this season. 他們本季派了一支很強的球隊上場.
(d) [Tn] (fig 比喻) deal successfully with (a series of questions, etc) 順利處理（一系列問題）
The minister easily fielded all the journalist's awkward questions. 部長輕而易舉地一一回答了記者提出的棘手問題.