field
noun OPAL W
/fiːld/
/fiːld/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] an area of land in the country used for growing crops or keeping animals in, usually surrounded by a fence, etc.田；地；牧场 - We had to walk across a ploughed field.
我们得步行穿过犁过的田地。 - in a field We camped in a field near the village.
我们在靠近村庄的地里露营。 - People were working in the fields.
人们在田间劳动。 - field of something We saw golden fields of wheat.
我们看到金色的麦田。 - He planted a field of beans.
他种了一片豆子地。 - a rice/wheat field
稻田；麦田 - The house overlooks the sugar cane fields.
房子俯瞰着甘蔗田。
Collocations FarmingFarmingGrowing food and raising animals- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
- spread manure/fertilizer on something
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
- damage/destroy/lose your crop
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
- press/dry/ferment grapes
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
- kill/slaughter livestock
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
- improve/increase crop yields
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Extra ExamplesTopics Farminga2- She grew up in the countryside, playing in the woods and fields.
她在乡村长大，在树林和田野里玩耍。 - There was a big field behind our house.
我们家后面有一大片田地。 - tractors working out in the field
在地里作业的拖拉机 - The straw can be chopped and spread on the field.
秸秆可以切碎撒在田里。 - The fields around the village are full of corn.
村子周围的田地里长满了玉米。 - They went walking in the fields outside the city.
他们在城外的田野里散步。 - When I was a child this was all fields.
当我还是个孩子的时候，这都是田野。 - Despite the war, they continued to work the fields.
尽管发生战乱，他们仍继续种地。 - He planted fields full of sunflowers.
他在地里种满了向日葵。 - looking out on the green fields of Shropshire
放眼眺望什罗普郡的绿色田野 - the green fields of my homeland
我故乡的绿色田野 - The farmer had just ploughed the field, ready for planting the next crop.
农民刚刚犁过田地，准备种植下一茬作物。 - This weed can cause problems in corn, soybean, and wheat fields.
这种杂草会给玉米、大豆和小麦田带来问题。 - Emerald green rice fields stretched as far as the eye could see.
翠绿的稻田一望无际。 - We saw endless fields of sunflowers.
我们看到了一望无际的向日葵田。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cultivated
- ploughed/plowed
- grass
- …
- work in
- cultivate
- work
- …
- across a/the field
- through a/the field
- (out) in a/the field
- …
- We had to walk across a ploughed field.
- [countable] (usually in compounds) an area of land used for the purpose mentioned
（作某种用途的）场地 - a landing field
降落场
- a landing field
- [countable] (usually in compounds) a large area of land covered with the thing mentioned; an area from which the thing mentioned is obtained
（覆盖…的或有…的）大片地方 - The territory is covered with snow, bare rock and ice fields.
那个地方被白雪、裸岩和冰原所覆盖。 - Prisoners were sent to work in the gas fields in the north.
囚犯们被遣送到北方的天然气田去干活。 - the discovery of the oil and gas fields in the North Sea
北海油气田的发现
- The territory is covered with snow, bare rock and ice fields.
- (British English also pitch)[countable] an area of land used for playing a sport on
运动场 - a football/soccer/sports field
足球场；体育场 - a baseball/cricket/rugby field
棒球场/板球场/橄榄球场 - on/off the field Every player on the field did their best today.
今天上场的每个球员都尽了力。 - Players need discipline both on and off the field (= when they are playing and also in their free time).
运动员在场内场外都须遵章守纪。 - There was huge excitement as the teams came onto the field.
球队上场时群情激昂。 - Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex.
今天他们登场与郡冠军队埃塞克斯队比赛。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2- The area has golf courses, community gardens, and sports fields.
该地区拥有高尔夫球场、社区花园和运动场。 - They were walking home from the sports field.
他们正从运动场步行回家。 - From the train we saw people playing at a baseball field.
从火车上我们看到人们在棒球场上打球。 - There are soccer fields behind the school.
学校后面有足球场。 - She made a name for herself on the hockey field.
她在曲棍球场上一举成名。 - He spends his weekends on muddy rugby fields.
他在泥泞的橄榄球场上度过周末。 - As soon as she came on the field she made a difference.
她一踏上赛场，就做出了改变。 - She limped off the field.
她一瘸一拐地离开了球场。 - He was booed off the field.
他在场外遭到嘘声。 - Players are only reselected if they retain their form on the field (= when they are playing a match).
只有在场上保持良好状态的选手才能再次入选。 - For Liverpool fans, it was a night to remember both on and off the field (= the match was good and so were the celebrations afterwards).
对于利物浦球迷来说，这是一个在场内场外都值得纪念的夜晚（=比赛很棒，赛后的庆祝活动也很棒）。 - She passed the ball across the field.
她把球传过球场。 - He likes to play in the middle of the field.
他喜欢在球场中间踢球。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- playing
- sports
- football
- …
- take
- on a/the field
- off the field
- a football/soccer/sports field
- [singular + singular or plural verb] (in cricket and baseball) the team that is trying to catch the ball rather than hit it
守队 - He took the ball early and hit it through a gap in the field.
他很早就接球，将球击入球场的空隙。
- He took the ball early and hit it through a gap in the field.
- [singular + singular or plural verb] all the people or animals competing in a particular sports event
（比赛项目的）全体参赛者 - The strong field includes three world record holders.
强有力的竞争者中有 3 名世界纪录保持者。
Extra Examples- She managed to head the field across the finishing line of the London Marathon.
她设法在伦敦马拉松赛上第一个到达终点。 - His superb technique puts him head and shoulders ahead of the field.
他的精湛技艺使他远远领先于同场竞技者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- crowded
- male-dominated
- …
- dominate
- head
- lead
- …
- include somebody
- ahead of the field
- The strong field includes three world record holders.
- usually the field[countable, usually singular] an area of land where a battle is fought
战场 - in the field a medal for bravery in the field
作战英勇奖章 - on the field to die on the field of battle
战死 - a field ambulance/kitchen
战地救护车／厨房
- in the field a medal for bravery in the field
- [countable] a particular subject or activity that somebody works in or is interested in
专业；学科；界；领域 - Child development is such an interesting field.
儿童发展是一个非常有趣的领域。 - Genetic science has developed dramatically since I entered the field 40 years ago.
自从 40 年前我进入这个领域以来，遗传科学取得了巨大的发展。 - in a field All of them are experts in their chosen field.
他们在各自选定的专业中都是专家。 - He was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work in this field.
他因其在该领域的工作而被授予诺贝尔奖。 - in the field of something She works in the field of adult education.
她在成人教育行业工作。 - I enjoy meeting people in other fields of business.
我喜欢结识其他业务领域的人。 - field of something This discovery has opened up a whole new field of study.
这个发现开辟了一个崭新的研究领域。 - ‘How big was the bomb, if it did all that damage?’ ‘I don’t know. Not my field’ (= that is not one of the subjects I know about).
“如果炸弹造成了那么大的伤害，它有多大？” “我不知道。不是我的领域”（=这不是我所了解的主题之一）。
Extra Examples- people who work in this field
在该领域工作的人 - I work in the field of computer science.
我在计算机科学领域工作。 - She has made a huge impact in the field of literary history.
她在文学史领域产生了巨大影响。 - Computer modelling is used extensively in the field of climate science.
计算机建模广泛应用于气候科学领域。 - She was a pioneer in the field of digital art.
她是数字艺术领域的先驱。 - Researchers in the field believe this could be a major breakthrough.
该领域的研究人员认为这可能是一个重大突破。 - You may use libraries or labs depending on your field of research.
您可以根据您的研究领域使用图书馆或实验室。 - These academics are world leaders in their respective fields.
这些学者都是各自领域里世界级的领头人。 - I can't answer that—I'm afraid it's outside my field.
我回答不了那个问题 － 恐怕它不属于我的专业范围。 - Etymology is not really my field, but I'll try to answer your questions.
词源学并不是我的领域，但我会尽力回答你的问题。 - There has been no solid research in this field.
在该领域还没有扎实的研究。 - He was equally famous in the fields of politics and of science.
他在政界和科学界同样著名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chosen
- specialist
- specialized
- …
- work in
- open up
- in a/the field
- outside a/somebody’s field
- field of
- …
- an expert in the field
- a leader in the field
- a field of research
- …
- Child development is such an interesting field.
- [countable] (especially in compounds) the fact of people doing practical work or study, rather than working in a library or laboratory
实地；野外 - a field study/experiment
实地研究/实验 - field recordings/observations
实地录音／观察 - Her findings were based on extensive field and laboratory work.
她的发现基于广泛的现场和实验室工作。 - We then tested the questionnaire in field conditions.
然后我们在现场条件下测试了问卷。 - in the field tests carried out in the field
实地测试
Extra Examples- In 2016, the first field trials of the vaccine were carried out.
2016年，该疫苗进行了首次现场试验。 - In a series of field experiments, we investigated the effect on the frog population.
在一系列现场实验中，我们研究了对青蛙种群的影响。 - Until further field research has been conducted on these products, caution is recommended with their use.
在对这些产品进行进一步的实地研究之前，建议谨慎使用它们。 - field recordings of natural sounds
自然声音的现场录音 - This research finding tends to support the field observation that organizations change only when they have to.
这项研究结果倾向于支持实地观察，即组织只有在必要时才会改变。 - Companies might use focus groups or field surveys for market research.
公司可能会利用焦点小组或实地调查进行市场研究。 - The researchers went on to conduct a three-year field and laboratory study.
研究人员继续进行了为期三年的现场和实验室研究。 - The research-and-development unit comes up with new products and tests them in the field.
研发部门推出新产品并进行现场测试。 - The device can directly measure soil erodibility in the field or laboratory.
该装置可在现场或实验室直接测量土壤侵蚀性。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + field- work in
- experiment
- investigation
- research
- …
- in the field
- a field study/experiment
- [singular + singular or plural verb] all the people or products competing in a particular area of business
行业 - They lead the field in home entertainment systems.
他们在家庭娱乐设备行业中居领先地位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- crowded
- male-dominated
- …
- dominate
- head
- lead
- …
- include somebody
- ahead of the field
- They lead the field in home entertainment systems.
- [countable] (usually in compounds) an area within which the force mentioned has an effect
场 - the earth’s gravitational field
地球引力场 - an electromagnetic field
电磁场 - Weak electric fields are emitted by all living organisms.
所有生物体都会发射弱电场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- energy
- force
- electric
- …
- strength
- the earth’s gravitational field
- [countable] part of a record that is a separate item of data
字段；信息组；栏 - You will need to create separate fields for first name, surname and address.
名字、姓氏和地址要各自编成单独的字段。 - the use of keys to move between fields
使用键在不同字段之间进行切换
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- data
- display
- input
- …
- create
- move between
- You will need to create separate fields for first name, surname and address.
area of land
in sport
in war
subject/activity
practical work
in business
physics
computing
Word OriginOld English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld.
Idioms
leave the field clear for somebody
- to enable somebody to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups have given up competing with them
为…的胜利铺平道路；为…的成功扫清障碍 - The complete disarray of the opposition parties leaves the field clear for the government to implement urgent reforms.
反对党的彻底混乱为政府实施紧急改革留下了空间。
- The complete disarray of the opposition parties leaves the field clear for the government to implement urgent reforms.
level the playing field
- to create a situation where everyone has the same opportunities
创造人人机会均等的局面
play the field
- (informal) to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people
性滥交；乱搞男女关系