- an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences（尤指种有庄稼或牧草通常围有树篱或篱笆的）田, 地; 牧场：
a wheat field
麦田
a field of corn.
玉米地。
- a piece of land used for a particular purpose, especially an area marked out for a game or sport（作特定用途的、尤指为比赛或体育运动划出的）场地, 场所：
a football field.
足球场。
- a large area of land or water completely covered in a particular substance, especially snow or ice（尤指冰雪覆盖的）大片陆地（或水域）：
an ice field.
一片冰原。
- an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas矿田（尤指油田或气田）：
a gas field.
气田。
- a place where a subject of scientific study or of artistic representation can be observed in its natural location or context（科学研究或艺术表现的）实地; 野外。
- an area on which a battle is fought战场, 作战地：
a field of battle.
战场。
- archaic a battle〈古〉战斗, 战役：
many a bloody field was to be fought.
许许多多血腥的战斗即将开打。
- a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest（研究、活动或兴趣的）范围, 领域：
we talked to professionals in various fields.
我们与各领域的专业人士交谈。
- Computing a part of a record, representing an item of data【计算机】字段, 信息组。
- Linguistics & Psychology a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions【语言学, 心理学】语义场。
- a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus视场, 视野。参见FIELD OF VISION.
- （一般作the field）all the participants in a contest or sport（竞赛或体育运动的）全体参赛者：
he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed.
他以惊人的射速击败了其他参赛者。
- Cricket fielders collectively, or the manner in which they are spread over the pitch【板球】［集合名词］外场员; 防守队：
he sees the ball early and strokes it through the gap in the field.
他早早地看见了球, 把它从防守队的空隙中击了过去。
- a fielder外场员, 守场员。
- Physics the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium【物理】场。
- the force exerted or potentially exerted in such an area力场：
the variation in the strength of the field.
力场强度的变化。
- Mathematics a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws【数】域, 场。
- Heraldry the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions【纹章】盾面, 底。
- an area on a flag with a single background colour单色旗底：
fifty white stars on a blue field.
蓝色旗底子上的50颗白色星星。
- no obj. chiefly Cricket & Baseball attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batsman or batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base-runners advancing【主板球, 主棒球】担任外场员（或守场员）负责接（或截、守）球。
- with obj. catch or stop (the ball) and return it接, 截, 守（球）：
his swinging bunt was fielded by the Chicago catcher.
他那记使球突然转向的触击球被芝加哥队的接球手截住了。
- with obj. send out (a team or individual) to play in a game派（球队或球员）上场：
Leeds fielded a team of youngsters.
利兹队派了一个由年轻队员组成的球队上场。
- (of a political party) put up (a candidate) to stand in an election（政党）推出（候选人）参选：
the Ecology party fielded 109 candidates.
生态党推出109名候选人参选。
- deploy (an army)部署（军队）：
Russia was committed to fielding 800,000 men.
俄罗斯承诺部署80万人的部队。
- with obj. deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc.)应付, 处理（难题、电话等）。
- carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office实地的; 野外的：
field observations and interviews.
实地观察和采访。
- (of military equipment) light and mobile for use on campaign（军事装备）轻便机动的, 战役用的：
field artillery.
野战炮。
- used in names of animals or plants found in the open country, rather than among buildings or as cultivated varieties, e.g. field mouse用于野生动植物的名称中, 以别于室内或培育的品种, 如field mouse。
- denoting a game played outdoors on a marked field（比赛）田赛的。
hold the field
- remain the most important占据最重要地位：
the principles of quantum theory hold the field as the convincing account of the physics of the microworld.
量子论原理对微观世界物理现象的解释仍然是最令人信服的。
in the field
- on campaign; (while) engaged in combat or manoeuvres在战斗中; 参战（或参加演习）时的：
troops in the field.
作战部队。
- away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment在野外; 在实地。
keep the field
- archaic continue a military campaign〈古〉继续作战。
lead the field
- be the leader in a race（赛跑中）处于领先地位。
- be the best or most popular最好, 最佳; 最受欢迎：
the brand leads the field in vegetarian ready meals.
该品牌在素食便当中最受欢迎。
play the field
- informal indulge in a series of sexual relationships without committing oneself to anyone〈非正式〉滥交情人。
take the field
- (of a sports team) go on to a field to begin a game（运动队）上场, 开始比赛。
- start a military campaign开始作战。