释义 |
afield
a·field A0125000 (ə-fēld′)adv.1. Off the usual or desired track.2. Away from one's home or usual environment.3. To or on a field.afield (əˈfiːld) adv, adj (postpositive) 1. away from one's usual surroundings or home (esp in the phrase far afield)2. off the subject; away from the point (esp in the phrase far afield)3. (Military) in or to the field, esp the battlefielda•field (əˈfild) adv. 1. abroad; away from home. 2. away from the subject; off the mark. 3. in or to the field or countryside. [before 1000] ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | afield - far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hallabroad | | 2. | afield - in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens" | | 3. | afield - off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield" |
afield adverbfar afield distant places, far off, far away, remote places, beyond the horizon, far-flung places, far-off places, outlying places, far-removed places Many of those arrested came from far afield.afieldadverbNot in the right way or on the proper course:amiss, astray, awry, wrong.Translationsafield
far/farther/further afield1. Larger in scope. This project has gone far afield after our initial experiment didn't yield the data we were looking for.2. Away from some place or thing. If you want to travel further afield, though, it'll be a very long walk.See also: afield, far, farther, furtherfar afieldWide-ranging, at a distance, as in I started out identifying wild mushrooms, but since then I've gone far afield in other branches of botany . [c. 1400] See also: afield, farfar/farther/further aˈfield far away from home; to or in places that are not near: You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield. ♢ Journalists came from as far afield as China and Brazil.See also: afield, far, farther, furtherAFIELD
Acronym | Definition |
---|
AFIELD➣Field Area |
afield Related to afield: conciselySynonyms for afieldphrase far afieldSynonyms- distant places
- far off
- far away
- remote places
- beyond the horizon
- far-flung places
- far-off places
- outlying places
- far-removed places
Synonyms for afieldadv not in the right way or on the proper courseSynonymsSynonyms for afieldadv far away from home or one's usual surroundingsSynonyms |