| 单词 | field |
| 释义 | field (once / 36 pages) 1n 2v 3n 4n 5n 6n 7n This word has many meanings — such as a field of daffodils, a field of study, or a field of battle in a war. Think of a field as an area, either physically or subject-wise. A type of business or area of study is a field. All the subjects you study in school are different fields of study. Baseball players field a ball, and you need nine players to field a team. All the horses in a race are the field. Your field of vision is what you can see. Researchers go into the field to collect data — for an education researcher, that’s a school. Most fields are specific areas of one sort or another. WORD FAMILYfield: fielded, fielder, fielding, fields, midfield+/fielder: fielders USAGE EXAMPLESJohn Franklin III replaced White in the second quarter and completed two of four passes on his first drive that ended with a field goal. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Alonso hit 8 of 14 from the field and sank all seven of his free throws. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Evans finished 9 of 19 from the field in what was his eighth 20-plus point game of the season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n extensive tract of level open land he longed for the fields of his youth Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper champaign, plain Olympia a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games Nullarbor Plaina vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center Serengeti Plaina vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife Marston Moora former moor in northern England flat a level tract of land flood plain, floodplaina low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding llanoan extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) moor, moorlandopen land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss peneplain, peneplanea more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements snowfielda permanent wide expanse of snow steppeextensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) tundraa vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen alluvial flat, alluvial plaina flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water salt flat, salt plaina flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma the solid part of the earth's surface 2n a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed he planted a field of wheat Hypo|Hyper curtilage, grounds, yard the enclosed land around a house or other building campusa field on which the buildings of a university are situated firebreak, fireguarda narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire grain field, grainfielda field where grain is grown lawna field of cultivated and mowed grass paddy, paddy field, rice paddyan irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown backyardthe grounds in back of a house dooryarda yard outside the front or rear door of a house front yardthe yard in front of a house; between the house and the street gardena yard or lawn adjoining a house playgroundyard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play side yardthe grounds at either side of a house corn field, cornfielda field planted with corn wheat field, wheatfielda field planted with wheat parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land 3n a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found the diamond fields of South Africa Hypo|Hyper coalfield a region where there is coal underground gasfielda region where there is natural gas underground oilfielda region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth 4n a region in which active military operations are in progress the army was in the field awaiting action Syn|Hyper field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations region a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth 5n a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought Syn|Exp|Hyper battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor Armageddon (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world Camlan(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land 6n a place where planes take off and land Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper airfield, flying field, landing field Kennedy International Airport a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, stripan airfield without normal airport facilities auxiliary airfieldan airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity flare pathan airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing heliportan airport for helicopters facility, installation a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry 7n a piece of land prepared for playing a game the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field Syn|Hypo|Hyper athletic field, playing area, playing field arena, scene of action a playing field where sports events take place ball field, baseball field, diamondthe baseball playing field courta specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played football field, gridironthe playing field on which football is played palaestra, palestraa public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes bowling greena field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls badminton courtthe court on which badminton is played basketball courtthe court on which basketball is played circusan arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent handball courtthe court on which handball is played pistea flat rectangular area for fencing bouts squash courtthe indoor court in which squash is played tennis courtthe court on which tennis is played volleyball courtthe court on which volleyball is played parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land 8n the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper field of force, force field electric field a field of force surrounding a charged particle gravitational fielda field of force surrounding a body of finite mass flux, magnetic field, magnetic fluxthe lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle radiation fielda field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space electrostatic fieldelectric field associated with static electric charges magnetospherethe magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field solar magnetic fieldthe magnetic field of the sun physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy 1v play as a fielder Hyper play participate in games or sport 2v select (a team or individual player) for a game The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl Hyper choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 3v catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket Hyper handle, palm touch, lift, or hold with the hands 4v answer adequately or successfully 3The lawyer fielded all questions from the press Hyper answer, reply, respond react verbally n somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected 4anthropologists do much of their work in the field Hyper region a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth 1n a branch of knowledge Syn|Hypo|Hyper bailiwick, discipline, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field occultism the study of the supernatural communication theory, communicationsthe discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) majorthe principal field of study of a student at a university frontieran undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development genealogythe study or investigation of ancestry and family history allometrythe study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole biblioticsthe scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity ologyan informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge science, scientific disciplinea particular branch of scientific knowledge architecturethe discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings applied science, engineering, engineering science, technologythe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems futuristics, futurologythe study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal artsstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) divinity, theologythe rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth military sciencethe discipline dealing with the principles of warfare escapologythe study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) graphologythe study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) numerologythe study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs protologythe study of origins and first things theogonythe study of the origins and genealogy of the gods natural historythe scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals symbologythe study or the use of symbols and symbolism natural sciencethe sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena math, mathematics, mathsa science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement agronomy, scientific agriculturethe application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production agrobiologythe study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield agrologyscience of soils in relation to crops architectonics, tectonicsthe science of architecture landscape architecturethe branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment urban planningthe branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities interior designthe branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior metallurgythe science and technology of metals aeronautical engineeringthe branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft bionicsapplication of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) bioengineering, biotechnology, ergonomicsthe branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments chemical engineeringthe branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes civil engineeringthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges EE, electrical engineeringthe branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication computer science, computingthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures architectural engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art) industrial engineering, industrial managementthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways IT, information technologythe branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information mechanical engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery nanotechnologythe branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) nuclear engineeringthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors naval engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships rocketrythe branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation metrologythe scientific study of measurement nutritionthe scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) psychological science, psychologythe science of mental life IP, informatics, information processing, information sciencethe sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information cognitive sciencethe field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind social sciencethe branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society strategicsthe science or art of strategy systematicsthe science of systematic classification thanatologythe branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects) neoclassicismrevival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation classicalism, classicisma movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms Romantic Movement, Romanticisma movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization Englishthe discipline that studies the English language and literature historythe discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings art historythe academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture chronologythe determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events beaux arts, fine artsthe study and creation of visual works of art performing artsarts or skills that require public performance Occidentalismthe scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people Oriental Studies, Orientalismthe scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people philosophythe rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics literary studythe humanistic study of literature library sciencethe study of the principles and practices of library administration linguistics, philologythe humanistic study of language and literature musicologythe scholarly and scientific study of music Sinologythe study of Chinese history and language and culture stemmatics, stemmatologythe humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis) trivium(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence quadrivium(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptologythe science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms linguisticsthe scientific study of language angelologythe branch of theology that is concerned with angels apologeticsthe branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines ecclesiologythe branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church eschatologythe branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind hermeneuticsthe branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis homileticsthe branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies liturgics, liturgiologythe study of liturgies theodicythe branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil tacticsthe branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy strategythe branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain the content of a particular field of knowledge 2n a particular environment or walk of life Syn|Hypo|Hyper area, arena, domain, orbit, sphere distaff the sphere of work by women fronta sphere of activity involving effort kingdom, land, realma domain in which something is dominant lapan area of control or responsibility political arena, political spherea sphere of intense political activity preservea domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone province, responsibilitythe proper sphere or extent of your activities lotus land, lotuslandan idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence lap of the godsbeyond human control or responsibility ecclesiastical provincethe district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order environment the totality of surrounding conditions 3n a particular kind of commercial enterprise 5they are outstanding in their field Syn|Hyper field of operation, line of business business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects 1n all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event Hyper set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 2n all of the horses in a particular horse race 6Hyper set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 1n (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information Hypo|Hyper bit field a field containing only binary characters set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 2n (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 7the set of all rational numbers is a field Hypo|Hyper scalar field a field of scalars set (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols n the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) Syn|Hypo|Hyper field of view microscopic field the areas that is visible through a microscope operative fieldthe area that is open during surgery visual image, visual percept a percept that arises from the eyes; an image 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