1.field的基本含义是“场地”,可指农业用地、矿物产地,也可指其他用作某种用途的场地,或场所如运动场、战场等,引申可表示“领域”“方面”“界”。既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。
2.表示“在田野里”,介词用in; “在球场上”,介词用on; “在战场上”,介词用in或on皆可。

have a field day
〈非正〉获得空前的机会(去尽情享受、施展才能等) get great enjoyment or the greatest possible advantage, especially when making full use of a chance to do what one likes
I had a field day last Sunday.上周日,我玩得特别痛快。

hold the field
不为某人〔某事物〕所代替,保持优势 not be replaced by sb/sth; remain dominant
This dictionary will hold the field.该字典将在一个较长的时期内保持它的权威性。

take the field
开始作战,上阵 begin a war or battle
They took the field at dawn.他们在凌晨打响了战斗。
They will learn the strength of the rebels, before they dare take the field.他们在敢于同反叛者作战前,先要了解对方的力量。
The opposition party has made much of the running so far but just wait until our candidate takes the field.反对党至今已进行了许多竞选活动,但就等着我们的候选人上阵了。

They are working in the field.他们正在地里干活。
The farm has three fields of root crops.这个农场有三块地种植块根作物。
Seeds and seedling were all washed out of the fields.种子和幼苗都从地里冲走了。
The harmful salts were gradually washed away from the fields.有害的盐分逐渐从地里冲洗掉了。
The fields are watered by this water.这些土地靠这条河里的水灌溉。
We can get more money by farming out the other fields.我们可以通过出租其他土地获得更多的钱。
The earthquake left a gulf in the field.地震在田里留下一条鸿沟。
We saw a few women working in the fields.我们看见一些妇女在田间劳动。
The fields were wasted by a long drought.那些田地由于久旱而荒芜。
What a fine field of rice!一片多么好的稻田啊!
A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.一条沟渠把水从河里引向田间。
A field of burning grass billowed thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.一块燃烧着的草地冒起黑色浓烟,滚滚升上天际。
The horses were feeding quietly in the field.马群在田野里静静地吃着东西。
They were playing football on the field.他们在运动场上踢足球。
Level out this field, we want to play games on it.平整这块场地,我们想在这里比赛。
The playing field adjoins the school.运动场临近学校。
The football field is enclosed by a wall.足球场被一道墙围了起来。
He didn't want to lose his life in〔on〕 the battle field.他不想在战场上送命。
The general was killed in the field of battle.将军在战场上丧生。
Capital construction is under way at several gas fields.几个天然气田正在进行基本建设。
The introduction of electronic computers has borne fruit in the most varied fields of science.电子计算机的应用,已在极广泛的科学领域中取得了成效。
Colonel Higgins was lent by the army to the Institute of Inter American Affairs as a specialist in the military fields.希金斯上校被作为军事专家借调到了美洲事务研究所。
There is a big field for research there.这里就是开展研究工作的广阔领域。
What are his main fields of interest?他感兴趣的主要领域是什么?
She is an expert in this field.她是这一领域中的专家。
His father was a giant in the field of ship building.他父亲是造船业的巨子。

field, farm, garden
参见farm条。

1.一般未经耕作的土地不叫field,在英国, field大多指青草牧场。
2.field用作动词表示“(板球或棒球)(准备)接或掷还(球),守(球)”“任守方”“(足球、板球、棒球等赛中)选派(某人)上场”“顺利处理”。例如:
We're fielding first.我们先作守方。
She fielded the ball.她把球接住了。
They're fielding a very strong team this season.他们本季派了一支很强的球队上场。
The minister easily fielded all the journalist's awkward questions.部长轻而易举地一一回答了记者提出的棘手的问题。

［词源］  ＜古英语feld(田地,田野,场地)