Field
[fiːld] or [fild]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a particular kind of commercial enterprise; 'they are outstanding in their field'.
(noun.) the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument).
(noun.) all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event.
(noun.) all of the horses in a particular horse race.
(noun.) (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; 'the set of all rational numbers is a field'.
(noun.) (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information.
(noun.) a region in which active military operations are in progress; 'the army was in the field awaiting action'; 'he served in the Vietnam theater for three years'.
(noun.) somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; 'anthropologists do much of their work in the field'.
(noun.) a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; 'he planted a field of wheat'.
(noun.) a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; 'the diamond fields of South Africa'.
(noun.) the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it.
(verb.) select (a team or individual player) for a game; 'The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl'.
(verb.) answer adequately or successfully; 'The lawyer fielded all questions from the press'.
(verb.) play as a fielder.
(verb.) catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket.
校對:玛克辛--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.
(n.) A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture.
(n.) A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.
(n.) An open space; an extent; an expanse.
(n.) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.
(n.) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view.
(n.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).
(n.) An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room.
(n.) A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting.
(n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
(v. i.) To take the field.
(v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball.
(v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder.
达琳錄入
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Tract of land (for tillage or for pasture).[2]. Battle-field, field of battle.[3]. Scene of military operations, theatre of war.[4]. Surface, expanse.[5]. Opportunity, room.
錄入:普勒斯顿
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Ground, scope, province, arena, scene, opportunity, room
ANT:Circumscription, constraint, exclusion, debarment, interdiction
編輯:厄休拉
解釋/意思:
n. country or open country in general: a piece of ground enclosed for tillage or pasture: the range of any series of actions or energies: the locality of a battle: the battle itself: room for action of any kind: a wide expanse: (her.) the surface of a shield: the background on which figures are drawn: the part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device: those taking part in a hunt: all the entries collectively against which a single contestant has to compete: all the parties not individually excepted as 'to bet on the field' in a horse-race.—v.t. at cricket and base-ball to catch or stop and return to the fixed place.—v.i. to stand in positions so as to catch the ball easily in cricket.—ns. Field′-allow′ance a small extra payment to officers on active service; Field′-artill′ery light ordnance suited for active operations in the field; Field′-bed a camp or trestle bedstead; Field′-book a book used in surveying fields.—n.pl. Field′-col′ours small flags used for marking the position for companies and regiments also any regimental headquarters' flags.—n. Field′-day a day when troops are drawn out for instruction in field exercises: any day of unusual bustle.—adj. Field′ed (Shak.) encamped.—ns. Field′er one who fields; Field′fare a species of thrush having a reddish-yellow throat and breast spotted with black; Field′-glass a binocular telescope slung over the shoulder in a case; Field′-gun a light cannon mounted on a carriage; Field′-hand an outdoor farm labourer; Field′-hos′pital a temporary hospital near the scene of battle; Field′-ice ice formed in the polar seas in large surfaces distinguished from icebergs; Field′ing the acting in the field at cricket as distinguished from batting; Field′-mar′shal an officer of the highest rank in the army; Field′-meet′ing a conventicle; Field′-mouse a species of mouse that lives in the fields; Field′-night a night marked by some important gathering discussion &c.; Field′-off′icer a military officer above the rank of captain and below that of general; Field′piece a cannon or piece of artillery used in the field of battle; Field′-preach′er one who preaches in the open air; Field′-preach′ing; Fields′man a fielder.—n.pl. Field′-sports sports of the field as hunting racing &c.—n. Field′-train a department of the Royal Artillery responsible for the safety and supply of ammunition during war.—advs. Field′ward -wards toward the fields.—n.pl. Field′works temporary works thrown up by troops in the field either for protection or to cover an attack upon a stronghold.—Field of vision the compass of visual power.—Keep the field to keep the campaign open: to maintain one's ground.
整理:罗拉
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of dead corn or stubble fields, indicates to the dreamer dreary prospects for the future. To see green fields, or ripe with corn or grain, denotes great abundance and happiness to all classes. To see newly plowed fields, denotes early rise in wealth and fortunate advancement to places of honor. To see fields freshly harrowed and ready for planting, denotes that you are soon to benefit by your endeavor and long struggles for success. See Cornfields and Wheat.
伯特伦編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Legree, in a fury, swore she should be put to field service, if she would not be peaceable. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- As I had had some previous experience with the statements of mining men, I concluded I would just send down a small plant and prospect the field before putting up a large one. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He knows how vast the field is, and how many paths constantly beckon him. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- To Gerald, the smallish, odd figure of the German was distinct and objective, as if seen through field glasses. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- The mind acquires through language a field of activity independent of the objective world. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- When used in the field they were dragged about by many yokes of oxen. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The battle-field was so densely covered with forest that but little could be seen, by any one person, as to the progress made. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Fields, trees, and hedges, seemed to rush past them with the velocity of a whirlwind, so rapid was the pace at which they tore along. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Its destination was the old church of Saint Pancras, far off in the fields. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Paths, hedges, fields, houses, and trees, were enveloped in one deep shade. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- It is used by food manufacturers and performs highly important functions in certain commercial fields. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- When they present themselves in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Mr. Tulkinghorn is engaged and not to be seen. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It went on straight toward the town across the low fields. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- A great crowd assembles in Lincoln's Inn Fields on the day of the funeral. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Fielding tells us that man is fire, and woman tow, and the Prince of Darkness sets a light to 'em. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- We find such active-minded English writers as Defoe (1659-1731) and Fielding (1707-54) deeply exercised by this problem. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
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