field

field¹ W1S1 [fi:ld] n

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1¦(farm)¦

2¦(subject)¦

3¦(sport)¦

4¦(practical work)¦

5¦(competitors)¦

6 magnetic/gravitational/force field

7 coal/oil/gas field

8 the field (of battle)

9 field of vision/view

10 snow/ice field

11 field of fire

12 leave the field clear for somebody

13¦(computers)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: feld]

1.) ¦(FARM)¦

an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass

▪ a view of green fields and rolling hills

field of

▪ a field of wheat

corn/rice/wheat etc field

▪ working in the cotton fields

2.) ¦(SUBJECT)¦

a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work

field of

▪ her work in the field of human rights

▪ Peter's an expert in his field .

▪ He's the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics.

3.) ¦(SPORT)¦

an area of ground where sports are played

a baseball/football/cricket etc field

▪ the local soccer field

on/off the field

▪ The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field.

▪ Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field) .

4.) ¦(PRACTICAL WORK)¦

work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or ↑laboratory

in the field

▪ His theories have not yet been tested in the field.

field trials/testing/research etc

→↑field trip, ↑fieldwork

5.) ¦(COMPETITORS)¦

a) all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other

▪ the field of candidates for the presidential election

be ahead of/lead the field

(=be doing better than the others)

▪ Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.

b) all the horses or runners in a race

▪ Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend.

6.) magnetic/gravitational/force field

the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect

▪ the Earth's magnetic field

7.) coal/oil/gas field

a large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found

▪ North Sea oil fields

8.) the field (of battle)

the time or place where there is fighting in a war

▪ The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.

▪ medals won on the field of battle

9.) field of vision/view

the whole area that you are able to see without turning your head

10.) snow/ice field

a large area of land covered with snow or ice

11.) field of fire

the area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position

12.) leave the field clear for sb

to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them

▪ Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.

13.) ¦(COMPUTERS)¦

in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information

▪ an empty field (=not yet written in)

→have a field day at ↑field day

→play the field at ↑play¹ (29)

field ²

field² v [T]

1.) if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war

▪ The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates .

▪ We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.

2.) to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult

▪ The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East and other issues.

▪ The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.

3.) be fielding

the team that is fielding in a game of ↑cricket or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it

≠ ↑be batting

4.) if you field the ball in a game of ↑cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit