Word · Frequency #495
field
接（球）；防守
in baseball, cricket, etc., to catch or stop a ball and throw it, or to play as the fielding team
- 1.
To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
拦截或接住(球)并处理。
- 2.
To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
作为接球和投球的球队,而不是击球。
- 3.
To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
使(球队、其队员等)上场参赛。
- 4.
To answer; to address.
回答；处理。
- 5.
To execute research (in the field).
进行(实地)研究。
- 6.
To deploy in the field.
在战场上部署。
回答；应对；派……上场；让……参赛；部署；投入；进行实地研究；做田野调查；拦截或接住(球)并处理。
In use
The shortstop fielded the ground ball and threw to first.
The coach decided to field a young player in the match.
After harvesting, they field the corn to dry it under the sun.
Verb forms
base field · third person fields · -ing fielding · past fielded · past participle fielded
Connections
Collocations
- field a question
- 回答（棘手的问题）；巧妙应对
- She fielded a question about the budget during the press conference.她在新闻发布会上回答了一个关于预算的问题。
- field a team
- 派队参赛；让球队上场
- The club fielded a team in the local league for the first time.该俱乐部首次派出队伍参加地方联赛。
- field a ball
- 接球；（棒球、板球等）防守接球
- The fielder dropped the ball he should have fielded easily.那名守场员把一个本应容易接住的球漏掉了。
- field calls
- 接听电话；处理大量来电
- The receptionist fielded calls all morning without a break.前台接待员整个上午不停地接听电话。
- field criticism
- 回应批评；应对质疑
- The minister fielded criticism from the opposition during the debate.部长在辩论中回应了反对派的批评。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象球员在field（球场）上接球；面对提问也像接球一样稳稳field住，即“应对”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：体育比赛（接球、防守）、问答/会议（回答问题）、赛事安排（派队员上场）、军事/学术现场（部署、调研） 作动词时，field 的语域随搭配和语境有明显变化：体育接球、派队上场是日常表达；回答问题时偏正式；军事部署和实地研究则较书面。通常根据搭配灵活选用，如 field a question 多用于正式问答场合。
Grammar Note
常用及物，表示使上场或晒在场上
Pronunciation & Spelling
yield、shield、wield 和 sealed 与 field 押韵（都含 /ild/ 音；sealed 拼写不同）。filled 和 build 拼写相近，但元音是短音 /ɪ/，与 field 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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