n.

1. 原野；田地；牧场[C]
   They were working in the cotton fields.

   他们在棉田里干活。

2. 运动场，田赛场地；矿区，井田；（飞机）场，（战）场；（广阔的一大片）地[C]
   He made a fortune in the gold fields of South Africa.

   他在南非的金矿区发了大财。

3. （知识）领域；专业；（活动）范畴[C]
   He is a prominent scholar in the field of linguistics.

   他是语言学领域的杰出学者。

4. 实地；野外[the S]
   As geologists, we work in the field most of the time.

   作为地质学家，我们大部分时间在野外工作。

5. 【物】场；【数】域[C]
   It shows the presence of a magnetic field.

   这表明有磁场存在。

6. （赛马中）全部马匹[the S][G]
7. 【棒】【板】外野手[the S][G]
8. （旗、画等的）底色[C]
9. （望远镜等的）视野

vt.

1. 【棒】【板】接（球）；截（球）；守（球）
   He fielded the ball smartly.

   他巧妙地将球接住。

2. 派……上场比赛
   Italy fielded a strong team for the World Cup.

   意大利派了一支强队角逐世界杯。

3. 巧妙地回答
   The Minister had to field some tricky questions from the reporters.

   部长不得不巧妙地回答记者的一些难以对付的问题。

vi.

1. 【棒】【板】担任外野手

n.

1. an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture.
   ▸a piece of land used for a sport or game.
   ▸a large area of land or water completely covered in snow or ice.
   ▸an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas.
2. a branch of study or sphere of activity.
   ▸Computing  a part of a record, representing an item of data.
3. a space or range within which objects are visible from a viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus:
   the motorist's field of vision.
4. (the field) all the participants in a contest or sport.
   ▸Cricket  fielders collectively.
   ▸a fielder of specified ability.
5. Physics  the region in which a force such as gravity or magnetism is effective, regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium.
6. 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.
7. Heraldry  the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions.

v.

1. chiefly Cricket  & Baseball  attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit.
   ▸catch or stop (the ball) and return it.
2. select for a game or to stand in an election.
3. deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc.).

adj.