n. 田;（作某种用途的）场地;（学习或研究的）领域;运动场;
vi. [棒球、板球等]担任外场员，担任守队队员;接守，接防;接，掷还（球）;
adj. 实地的;[体育]1)。 在田赛场地进行的2)。 田赛的;军事]野战的;在实地工作的;
vt. 保护;把（农作物等）晒在场上;[棒球、板球等]按（或截）（球）;即席圆满回答;
field
n
1 area of land (usu enclosed by a fence, hedge, etc) used for pasturing animals or cultivating crops 田; 地; 牧场
working in the fields 在田间干活
a fine field of wheat 一片好麦田.
2 (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词)
(a) wide area or expanse 辽阔的地方; 原野; 旷野
an `ice-field, eg around the North Pole.
(b) open space used for a specified purpose （作某用途的）场地, 场所
a `baseball, `cricket, etc field.
3 (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) area from which minerals, etc are obtained 矿区; 产地: `coalfields
`gold-fields * a new `oilfield.
4 range of a subject, an activity or an interest （某种学科、 活动或兴趣的）领域, 范围, 界
in the field of politics, art, science, music, etc 在政治、 艺术、 科学、 音乐等领域
That is outside my field, ie not among the subjects I have studied. 那不在我所研究的范围之内.
5
(a) area or space within which a specified force can be felt 场（存在某种力的效应的范围或空间）: a magnetic `field 磁场
the earth's gravitational `field, ie the space in which the earth's gravity has an effect 地球引力场.
(b) range over which sth can operate effectively 某物的有效作用范围
the field of a telescope 望远镜的视野
one's field of vision, ie the area that one can see 视野
a gun with a good field of fire 远射程的炮.
6 area or place where a battle is or was fought 战场
the field of battle/`battlefield 战场.
7 (sport 体)
(a) all those taking part or competing in an event （比赛项目的）全体参赛者
The field includes three world record holders. 参赛者中包括三名世界记录保持者.
(b) (in cricket and baseball) team that is not batting, with regard to their positions on the field （板球和棒球）守队
bowling to a defensive field 向守队投球.
8 (computing 计) one section of a record, representing a unit of information 字段; 信息组
The firm's payroll has one field for gross pay and one for net pay. 公司工资单上一部分是原工资, 一部分是实发工资.
9 (idm 习语) hold the field (against sb/sth) not be replaced (by sb/sth); remain dominant 不为（某人[某事物]）所替代; 保持优势
Einstein's ideas on physics have held the field for years. 爱因斯坦的物理学理论多年来一直保持其权威性. play the `field (infml 口 esp US) avoid committing oneself to one person, activity, etc 不对某一人做出承诺; 不承诺参加某一活动等. take the `field
(a) begin a war or battle 开始作战; 上阵.
(b) (sport 体) go onto the playing area 开始比赛; 上场.
field v
(a) [I, Tn] (in cricket and baseball) (stand ready to) catch and throw back (the ball) （板球和棒球）（准备）接或掷还（球）, 守（球）
He fields well. 他接球技术很好.
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. 我们先作守方.
(c) [Tn] select (sb) to play in a game (of football, hockey, cricket, etc) （足球、 曲棍球、 板球等赛中）选派（某人）上场
They're fielding a very strong side this season. 他们本季派了一支很强的球队上场.
(d) [Tn] (fig 比喻) deal successfully with (a series of questions, etc) 顺利处理（一系列问题）
The minister easily fielded all the journalist's awkward questions. 部长轻而易举地一一回答了记者提出的棘手问题.
I'd say the expected delivery date should be by the end of the month.
我得说预定发货日期应该在本月底。
In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.