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a minefield
minefield 是可数名词，单数形式前通常用 a/an。
The army warned that a minefield lay ahead.
军方警告说前方有一片布雷区。
布雷区；布雷水域；布雷场
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
布雷区；布雷水域；布雷场
a region in which explosive mines have been placed
The army warned that a minefield lay ahead.
军方警告说前方有一片布雷区。
布设了地雷或水雷的区域
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
充满多种风险、危险、复杂情况或困难的事情或局面
A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
(板球)干裂且破碎的场地,球在其上弹跳和旋转难以预测
A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
一种测验,答题者答错一题即终止
A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
The soldiers had to cross the minefield one careful step at a time.
士兵们不得不一步一步小心翼翼地穿过布雷区。
The sea around the island used to be a minefield.
岛屿周围的海域曾经是布雷水域。
They used metal detectors to find the minefield before entering the valley.
进入山谷前，他们用金属探测器找到了布雷区。
minefield 是可数名词，单数形式前通常用 a/an。
The army warned that a minefield lay ahead.
军方警告说前方有一片布雷区。
minefield 的复数形式是 minefields，直接加 -s。
Minefields are marked on official maps.
官方地图上标有布雷区。
当说话双方都知道具体指哪一片布雷区时，用定冠词 the。
The minefield was clearly marked on the map.
那片布雷区在地图上标得很清楚。
Not this
The patrol entered minefield despite the warning.
Use this
The patrol entered a minefield despite the warning.
中文没有冠词，英语中可数名词单数不能单独使用；此处“minefield”为非特指单数，需加“a”。
Not this
The soldiers found several minefield in the desert.
Use this
The soldiers found several minefields in the desert.
“several”后须接可数名词复数；“minefield”的复数是“minefields”，中文名词无复数变化，容易漏加“-s”。
Not this
The engineers removed all the minefields from the road.
Use this
The engineers removed all the mines from the road.
“minefield”指布雷区、雷场，是整个区域，不是单个地雷；表示一颗颗地雷要用“mine”。“remove”的对象应是地雷而不是区域。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
布设布雷区
The army laid a minefield to keep the enemy out.
军队布设了布雷区以阻止敌人进入。
清除布雷区
The troops are clearing the minefield before the farmers return.
部队正在清除布雷区，之后农民才能返回。
穿越布雷区
Refugees had to cross a minefield to reach safety.
难民们必须穿越布雷区才能到达安全地带。
进入布雷区
The soldiers were ordered not to enter the minefield.
士兵们奉命不得进入布雷区。
政治雷区
The debate on immigration is a political minefield for the government.
关于移民问题的辩论对政府来说是一个政治雷区。
法律雷区
Starting a business without proper advice can be a legal minefield.
在没有适当咨询的情况下创业可能会陷入法律雷区。
小心应对棘手局面
New managers have to navigate a minefield of office politics.
新任经理不得不小心应对办公室政治这一棘手局面。
Use minefield naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一片田野(field)里埋着地雷(mine)，走路必须小心——这就是布雷区。
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事行动报告、新闻报道、安全警示 该词的字面义是‘布设地雷的区域’，多用于军事、安全或新闻报道等较正式或专业的场合；语气中性，不带明显感情色彩。
以上单词均以 /fiːld/ 结尾，与 minefield 的末尾读音相同。注意：拼写相似的 mineral /ˈmɪnərəl/ 和 minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ 中 min- 读 /mɪn/，而 minefield 的 mine- 读 /maɪn/，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.