The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn't an either/or proposition(命題),although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM（science, technology, engineering, maths）-related fields can make it seem that way.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
Bedrooms and cars are the most obvious examples, but you can also rent camping spaces in Sweden, fields in Australia and washing machines in France
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
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地;田;牧場
A field is an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown.
例句
...a field of wheat...
麥田
They went for walks together in the fields.
他們一起在田野里漫步。
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運(yùn)動(dòng)場;球場
A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played.
例句
...a football field...
足球場
He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field...
他是我在棒球場上見過的跑得最快的家伙。
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礦產(chǎn)地;礦田
A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found.
例句
...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska.
阿拉斯加一個(gè)巨大的天然氣田
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(磁、引力或電)場
A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect.
例句
Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer.
有些人擔(dān)心輸電線的電磁場可能增加致癌幾率。
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專業(yè);學(xué)科;領(lǐng)域
A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.
例句
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture...
繪畫、雕塑和建筑領(lǐng)域最近出現(xiàn)了激動(dòng)人心的藝術(shù)突破。
Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field.
每盤磁帶的撰稿人都是其研究領(lǐng)域的專家。
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字段;信息組;欄
A field is an area of a computer's memory or a program where data can be entered, edited, or stored.
例句
Go to a site like Yahoo! Finance and enter 'AOL' in the Get Quotes field.
登錄諸如“雅虎財(cái)經(jīng)”這樣的站點(diǎn)，在“股票行情”欄輸入“美國在線”。
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戰(zhàn)場;戰(zhàn)地
You can refer to the area where fighting or other military action in a war takes place as the field or the field of battle .
例句
We never defeated them on the field of battle.
我們從未在戰(zhàn)場上打敗過他們。
...the need for politicians to leave day-to-day decisions to commanders in the field.
政治家允許戰(zhàn)地指揮官自主做出日常決定的必要
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視野;視域
Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head.
例句
Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.
我們的視野出人意料地開闊。
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(體育比賽的)所有參賽者，出場陣容
The field is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest.
例句
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field...
進(jìn)入第四圈時(shí)，兩名身經(jīng)百戰(zhàn)的騎手開始領(lǐng)先。
The field were so close that they would have caught us if I hadn't begun the sprint.
其他參賽選手緊隨身后，如果不是我開始沖刺，他們就會(huì)趕上我們了。
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實(shí)地;野外
You use field to describe work or study that is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
例句
I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships...
我還對男孩子們進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)有關(guān)兩性關(guān)系態(tài)度的實(shí)地調(diào)查。
Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand...
老師帶我們?nèi)ヒ坝危瑢?dòng)植物進(jìn)行實(shí)地觀察。
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(在板球、棒球或圓場棒球中)防守，擔(dān)任守隊(duì)
In a game of cricket, baseball, or rounders, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it.
例句
When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball.
我們防守的時(shí)候，裁判們一直看著球。
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(通常成功地)回答，處理(問題)
If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully.
例句
He was later shown on television, fielding questions.
他后來出現(xiàn)在電視上，答復(fù)問題。
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使…出場;讓…參加比賽
If a sports team fields a particular number or type of players, the players are chosen to play for the team on a particular occasion.
例句
England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
英格蘭意欲在下月的世界青年錦標(biāo)賽中推出他們的最強(qiáng)陣容。
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讓…參加競選;讓…作競選候選人
If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate.
例句
There are signs that the new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for February next year.
有跡象表明新黨意欲推舉候選人參加定于明年 2 月舉行的選舉。
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縱情享受;肆意地做;盡情地做
If someone is having a field day, they are very busy doing something that they enjoy, even though it may be hurtful for other people.
例句
In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day...
我們不在的時(shí)候，辦公室里大概謠言四起了吧。
I suspect that the lawyers are going to have a field day before it's all sorted out.
我想律師們要好好忙活一通才能把一切都弄停當(dāng)了。
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在實(shí)地;在野外
Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
例句
The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
無論在圈養(yǎng)場還是在野外，動(dòng)物園在動(dòng)物保護(hù)方面都承擔(dān)了主要的工作。
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領(lǐng)先;帶頭
If you say that someone leads the field in a particular activity, you mean that they are better, more active, or more successful than everyone else who is involved in it.
例句
When it comes to picking up awards they lead the field by miles.
他們在拿獎(jiǎng)方面遙遙領(lǐng)先。
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到處拈花惹草;濫交
If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
例句
He gave up playing the field and married a year ago.
他不再處處留情，一年前結(jié)了婚。