English-Thai Dictionary

field

N ทุ่งนา  สนาม  ทุ่ง  ที่โล่ง  อาณาเขต  ground plot lot tung-na

 

field

N วงการ  แวดวง  สาขา  แผนก  ฝ่าย  branch subject wong-kan

 

field

VT รับ ลูกบอล  เก็บ ลูก  รับ ลูก  catch handle rab-luk-bon

 

field day

N ช่วงเวลา แห่ง ความสุข  วัน แห่ง ชัยชนะ  ช่วง ประสบความสำเร็จ  success triumph victory chuang-we-la-haeng-kwam-suk

 

field day

N วัน เล่น กีฬา  วัน แข่งขัน กีฬา  วัน รื่นเริง  holiday wan-len-ki-la

 

field event

N กีฬา กรีฑา กลางแจ้ง (ไม่ รวม ประเภท ลู่  ki-la-kri-ta-klang-jaeng

 

field glasses

N กล้องส่องทางไกล  telescope klong-song-tang-klai

 

field hockey

N กีฬา ฮอกกี้  hockey ki-la-hok-ke

 

field marshal

N ตำแหน่ง ทหาร สูงสุด ของกอง ทัพ อังกฤษ (สัญลักษณ์ ย่อ คือ  FM tam-naeng-ta-han-sung-sud-kong-kong-thab-ang-krid

 

field mouse

N หนู ทุ่งนา  หนู ป่า 

 

field of battle

N สนามรบ  สมรภูมิ รบ  battlefield sa-am-rob

 

field of command

N คำสั่ง  command kam-sang

 

field of honor

N สนามรบ  sa-am-rob

 

field officer

N ทหาร ยศ นายพัน ของกอง ทัพ อังกฤษ  นายพัน  ผู้พัน  Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel ta-han-yod-nai-pan-kong-kong-thab-ang-krid

 

field sport

N กีฬากลางแจ้ง (การล่าสัตว์  การ ยิง นก  การตกปลา  hunt shooting ki-la-kri-ta-klang-jaeng

 

field trip

N การเรียน หรือ เก็บข้อมูล นอก สถานที่  kan-rian-rue-keb-kor-mun-nok-sa-tan-ti

 

field wagon

N รถพยาบาล  ambulance rod-pa-ya-ban

 

field-test

N การ ทดสอบ ใน สนาม จริง 

 

fielder

N คนรับ ลูก ใน กีฬา เบสบอล และคริก เก็ต  ball chaser shagger fieldsman kon-rab-luk-nai-ki-la-bes-bon-lae-karik-ked

 

fieldfare

N นก ยุโรป จำพวก  Turdus pilaris มีหัว สีเทา และ ปีก สีน้ำตาล  nok-yu-rub-jam-puek

 

fieldpiece

N ปืน สนาม 

 

fieldplece

N ปืน สนาม  pin-sa-nam

 

fieldsman

N คนรับ ลูก ใน กีฬา เบสบอล และคริก เก็ต  ball chaser shagger fielder kon-rab-luk-nai-ki-la-bes-bon-lae-karik-ked

 

fieldstone

N หิน ธรรมชาติ ซึ่ง นำมาใช้ ก่อสร้าง  boulder rock hin-tam-ma-chad-sueng-nam-ma-chai-kor-sang

 

fieldstrip

VT แยก ชิ้นส่วน อาวุธ เพื่อ ทำความสะอาด  ซ่อม หรือ ตรวจสอบ  yaek-chin-suan-ar-wud-puea-tam-kwam-sa-ad-som-rue-truad-sob

 

fieldwork

N การ ทำ ป้อมปราการ ของ ทหาร  kan-tam-pom-pra-kan-kong-ta-han

 

fieldwork

N การศึกษา และ สำรวจ ใน สถานที่ จริง  การศึกษา ภาค สนาม  การ ทำ วิจัย  งาน ภาค สนาม  การ ออก สัมภาษณ์  kan-suek-sa-lae-sam-ruad-nai-sa-tan-ti-jing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FIELD

n. 1. A piece of land inclosed for tillage or pasture; any part of a farm, except the garden and appurtenances of the mansion; properly land not covered with wood, and more strictly applicable to tillage land than to mowing land, which is often called meadow. But we say, the master of the house is in the field with his laborers, when he is at a distance from his house on his farm. He is in the field, plowing, sowing, reaping or making hay.
2. Ground not inclosed.
3. The ground where a battle is fought.
We say, the field of battle; these veterans are excellent soldiers in the field.
4. A battle; action in the field.
What though the field be lost.
5. To keep the field, is to keep the campaign open; to live in tents, or to be in a state of active operations. At the approach of cold weather, the troops, unable to keep the field, were ordered into winter quarters.
6. A wide expanse.
Ask of yonder argent fields above.
7. Open space for action or operation; compass; extent. This subject opens a wide field for contemplation.
8. A piece or tract of land.
The field I give thee and the cave that is therein. Genesis 23:11.
9. The ground or blank space on which figures are drawn; as the field or ground of a picture.
1 . In heraldry, the whole surface of the shield, or the continent.
11. In scripture, field often signifies the open country, ground not inclosed, as it may in some countries in modern times.
12. A field of ice, a large body of floating ice.

 

FIELDED

a.Being in the field of battle; encamped.

 

FIELD-BASIL

n.A plant of several kinds.

 

FIELD-BED

n.A bed for the field.

 

FIELD-BOOK

n.A book used in surveying, in which are set down the angles, stations, distances, etc.

 

FIELD-COLORS

n.plu. In war, small flags of about a foot and half square, carried along with the quarter-master general, for marking out the ground for the squadrons and battalions.

 

FIELD-DUCK

n.A species of bustard, nearly as large as a pheasant; found chiefly in France.

 

FIELDFARE

n.[field and fare, wandering in the field. ] A bird of the genus Turdus or thrush, about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the back and greater coverts of the wings, of a fine deep chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer in the northern parts of Europe, but visit Great Britain in winter.

 

FIELD-MARSHAL

n.The commander of an army; a military officer of high rank in France and Germany, and the highest military officer in England.

 

FIELDMOUSE

n.A species of mouse that lives in the field, burrowing in banks, etc.

 

FIELD-OFFICER

n.A military officer above the rank of captain, as a major or colonel.

 

FIELD-PIECE

n.A small cannon which is carried along with armies, and used in the field of battle.

 

FIELD-PREACHER

n.One who preaches in the open air.

 

FIELD-PREACHING

n.A preaching in the field or open air.

 

FIELDROOM

n.Open space. [Not in use. ]

 

FIELD-SPORTS

n.plu. Diversions of the field, as shooting and hunting.

 

FIELD-STAFF

n.A weapon carried by gunners, about the length of a halbert, with a spear at the end; having on each side ears screwed on, like the cock of a match-lock, where the gunners screw in lighted matches, when they are on command.

 

FIELD-WORKS

n.In the military art, works thrown up by an army in besieging a fortress, or by the besieged to defend the place.

 

FIELDY

a.Open like a field. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIELD

Field, n. Etym: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. fält, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]

 

1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

 

2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp. , a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture. Fields which promise corn and wine. Byron.

 

3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. In this glorious and well-foughten field. Shak. What though the field be lost Milton.

 

4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp. : (a ) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. (b ) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. Without covering, save yon field of stars. Shak. Ask of yonder argent fields above. Pope.

 

5. (Her. )

 

Defn: The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red ), while the fess is argent (silver ).

 

6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room. Afforded a clear field for moral experiments. Macaulay.

 

7. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting.

 

8. (Baseball )

 

Defn: That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.

 

Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with reference to the operations and equipments of an army during a campaign away from permanent camps and fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field geologist, naturalist, etc. , is one who makes investigations or collections out of doors. A survey uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e., measurment, observations,etc. , made in field work (outdoor operations ). A farmer or planter employs field hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick. Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc. Coal field (Geol.) See under Coal. -- Field artillery, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army. -- Field basil (Bot. ), a plant of the Mint family (Calamintha Acinos ); -- called also basil thyme. -- Field colors (Mil. ), small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors. -- Field cricket (Zoöl.), a large European cricket (Gryllus campestric ), remarkable for its loud notes. -- Field day. (a ) A day in the fields. (b ) (Mil. ) A day when troops are taken into the field for instruction in evolutions. Farrow. (c ) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day. -- Field driver, in New England, an officer charged with the driving of stray cattle to the pound. -- Field duck (Zoöl.), the little bustard (Otis tetrax ), found in Southern Europe. -- Field glass. (Optics ) (a ) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a race glass. (b ) A small achromatic telescope, from 2 to 24 inches long, and having 3 to 6 draws. (c ) See Field lens. -- Field lark. (Zoöl.) (a ) The skylark. (b ) The tree pipit. -- Field lens (Optics ), that one of the two lenses forming the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called also field glass. -- Field madder (Bot. ), a plant (Sherardia arvensis ) used in dyeing. -- Field marshal (Mil. ), the highest military rank conferred in the British and other European armies. -- Field mouse (Zoöl.), a mouse inhabiting fields, as the campagnol and the deer mouse. See Campagnol, and Deer mouse. -- Field officer (Mil. ), an officer above the rank of captain and below that of general. -- Field officer's court (U.S.Army ), a court-martial consisting of one field officer empowered to try all cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison and regimental courts. Farrow. -- Field plover (Zoöl.), the black-bellied plover (Charadrius squatarola ); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda ). -- Field spaniel (Zoöl.), a small spaniel used in hunting small game. -- Field sparrow. (Zoöl.) (a ) A small American sparrow (Spizella pusilla ). (b ) The hedge sparrow. [Eng. ] -- Field staff (Mil. ), a staff formerly used by gunners to hold a lighted match for discharging a gun. -- Field vole (Zoöl.), the European meadow mouse. -- Field of ice, a large body of floating ice; a pack. -- Field, or Field of view, in a telescope or microscope, the entire space within which objects are seen. -- Field magnet. see under Magnet. -- Magnetic field. See Magnetic. -- To back the field, or To bet on the field. See under Back, v. t. -- To keep the field. (a ) (Mil. ) To continue a campaign. (b ) To maintain one's ground against all comers. -- To lay, or back, against the field, to bet on (a horse, etc. ) against all comers. -- To take the field (Mil. ), to enter upon a campaign.

 

FIELD

Field, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fielded; p. pr. & vb. n. Fielding. ]

 

1. To take the field. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

2. (Ball Playing )

 

Defn: To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball.

 

FIELD

FIELD Field, v. t. (Ball Playing )

 

Defn: To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball ), as a fielder.

 

FIELDED

FIELDED Field "ed, a.

 

Defn: Engaged in the field; encamped. [Obs. ] To help fielded friends. Shak.

 

FIELDEN

FIELDEN Field "en, a.

 

Defn: Consisting of fields. [Obs. ] The fielden country also and plains. Holland.

 

FIELDER

FIELDER Field "er, n. (Ball Playing )

 

Defn: A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.

 

FIELDFARE

Field "fare `, n. Etym: [OE. feldfare, AS. feldfare; field + faran to travel. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: a small thrush (Turdus pilaris ) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare.

 

FIELDING

FIELDING Field "ing, n. (Ball Playing )

 

Defn: The act of playing as a fielder.

 

FIELDPIECE

FIELDPIECE Field "piece `, n.

 

Defn: A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun.

 

FIELDWORK

FIELDWORK Field "work `, n. (Mil. )

 

Defn: Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural. All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called fieldworks. Wilhelm.

 

FIELDY

FIELDY Field "y, a.

 

Defn: Open, like a field. [Obs. ] Wyclif.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

field

field |fēld fild | ▶noun 1 an area of open land, esp. one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences: a wheat field | a field of corn. • a piece of land used for a particular purpose, esp. an area marked out for a game or sport: a football field. • Baseball defensive play or the defensive positions collectively: he is fast in the field and on the bases. • a large area of land or water completely covered in a particular substance, esp. snow or ice: an ice field. • an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas: an oil field. • an area on which a battle is fought: a field of battle. • archaic a battle: many a bloody field was to be fought. • a place where a subject of scientific study or artistic representation can be observed in its natural location or context. 2 a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest: we talked to professionals in various fields. • Computing a part of a record, representing an item of data. • Linguistics & Psychology a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions. • a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus: the stars drift through this telescope's field of view . See also field of vision. • an area on a flag with a single background color: fifty white stars on a blue field. • Heraldry the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions. 3 (usu. the field ) all the participants in a contest or sport: he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed. 4 Physics the region in which a particular condition prevails, esp. one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium. • the force exerted or potentially exerted in such an area: the variation in the strength of the field. • Mathematics a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] Baseball play as a fielder. • [ with obj. ] catch or stop (the ball ): he fielded the ball cleanly, but threw it down the right-field line. 2 [ with obj. ] send out (a team or individual ) to play in a game: a high school that traditionally fielded mediocre teams. • (of a political party ) nominate (a candidate ) to run in an election: a radical political party that is beginning to field candidates in local elections. • deploy (an army ): no one had the power to field an army of any consequence. 3 [ with obj. ] deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc. ): she has fielded five calls from salespeople. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office: field observations. • (of military equipment ) light and mobile for use on campaign: field artillery. • used in names of animals or plants found in the open country, rather than among buildings or as cultivated varieties: field ant. • denoting a game played outdoors on a marked field. PHRASES in the field on campaign; (while ) engaged in combat or maneuvers: troops in the field. • away from the laboratory or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment. • (of an employee ) away from the home office; working while traveling: he was a salesman in the field. keep the field archaic continue a military campaign. lead the field be the leader in a race. • be the best or most popular: in the executive car group, this model leads the field. play the field informal indulge in a series of sexual relationships without committing oneself to anyone. take the field (of a sports team ) go onto a field to begin a game. • Baseball begin one's turn on defense in an inning. • start a military campaign. ORIGIN Old English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld ), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld .

 

Field, John

Field |fiːld | (1782 –1837 ), Irish composer and pianist. He is noted for the invention of the nocturne and for his twenty compositions in this form.

 

Field, Marshall

Field, Marshall |fēld fild | (1834 –1906 ), US merchant and philanthropist. In 1881, he organized Marshall Field & Co. , which became the largest retail store in the world. He made major donations to the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Field Museum of Natural History.

 

Field, Sally

Field, Sally |fēld fild | (1946 –), US actress; full name Sally Margaret Field. Her movies include Sybil (1977 ), Norma Rae (1979 ), Places in the Heart (1984 ), Steel Magnolias (1989 ), and Forrest Gump (1994 ). She directed Beautiful (2000 ).

 

Field, Stephen Johnson

Field, Stephen Johnson |fēld fild | (1816 –99 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1863 –97. Appointed to the Court by President Lincoln, he was a conservative. His brother David Dudley Field (1805 –94 ) was noted for his expertise in law codification; another brother Cyrus West Field (1819 –92 ) was known for his part in the laying of the undersea cable between the US and Europe 1857 –66.

 

field bean

field bean ▶noun a bean plant closely related to the broad bean but with smaller seeds, grown to improve soil fertility and for stockfeed. ●Vicia faba, family Leguminosae.

 

field book

field book ▶noun a book in which a surveyor or other technician or scientist writes down measurements and other technical notes taken in the field.

 

field boot

field boot ▶noun a close-fitting, knee-length military boot.

 

field corn

field corn ▶noun corn grown to feed livestock.

 

field cornet

field cor ¦net ▶noun S. African historical 1 a civilian official invested with the rank and responsibilities of a military officer and with judicial powers enabling him to act as a local administrator and magistrate. 2 a rank in the army equivalent to that of lieutenant. ORIGIN translating South African Dutch veld kornet, from veld ‘field ’ + kornet, specifying a military rank.

 

fieldcraft

field craft |ˈfēldˌkraft ˈfiːldkræft | ▶noun the techniques involved in living, traveling, or making military or scientific observations in the field, esp. while remaining undetected.

 

field cricket

field crick et ▶noun a cricket that lives in a burrow in grassland and has a musical birdlike chirp. [Family Gryllidae, numerous species. ]

 

field day

field day |ˈfil (d ) ˈˌdeɪ | ▶noun 1 Military a review or an exercise, esp. in maneuvering. 2 a day devoted to athletic contests or other sporting events, typically at a school. 3 [ in sing. ] an opportunity for action, success, or excitement, esp. at the expense of others: shoplifters are having a field day in the store. 4 a day set aside for the display of agricultural machinery and crops, esp. corn and soybeans.

 

field-effect transistor

field-ef fect tran sis tor (abbr.: FET ) ▶noun Electronics a transistor in which most current is carried along a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field.

 

field emission

field e mis sion ▶noun Physics the emission of electrons from the surface of a conductor under the influence of a strong electrostatic field, as a result of the tunnel effect.

 

fielder

field er |ˈfēldər ˈfildər | ▶noun Baseball & Cricket a player who occupies a defensive position in the field while the other side is batting (typically one other than the pitcher or catcher, or bowler ).

 

fielder's choice

field er's choice ▶noun Baseball a play in which the fielding team's decision to put out another player allows the batter to reach first base safely.

 

field events

field e vents ▶plural noun track-and-field contests other than races, such as throwing and jumping events. Compare with track events.

 

fieldfare

field fare |ˈfēldˌfe (ə )r ˈfildfɛr | ▶noun a large migratory thrush with a gray head, breeding in northern Eurasia. [Turdus pilaris, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae. ] ORIGIN late Old English feldefare, perhaps from feld ‘field ’ + the base of faran ‘to travel ’ (see fare ).

 

field glasses

field glass es |ˈfil (d ) ˈˌɡlæsəz | ▶plural noun binoculars for outdoor use.

 

field goal

field goal |ˈfil (d ) ˌɡoʊl | ▶noun 1 Football a goal scored by a placekick, scoring three points. 2 Basketball a basket scored while the clock is running and the ball is in play.

 

field-grade officer

field-grade of fi cer ▶noun Military a major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel.

 

field-grade rank

field-grade rank ▶noun the rank attained by a military field officer.

 

field grey

field grey ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark shade of grey, the regulation colour of the uniform of a German infantryman.

 

field guide

field guide ▶noun a book for the identification of birds, flowers, minerals, or other things in their natural environment.

 

field hand

field hand |ˈfil (d ) ˈˌhænd | ▶noun a person employed as a farm laborer.

 

field hockey

field hock ey |ˈfil (d ) ˈˌhɑki | ▶noun a game played between two teams of eleven players who use hooked sticks to drive a small hard ball toward goals at opposite ends of a field.

 

field holler

field hol ler ▶noun see holler.

 

field hospital

field hos pi tal |ˈfil (d ) ˈˌhɑspɪdl | ▶noun a temporary hospital set up near a combat zone to provide emergency care for the wounded.

 

field house

field house ▶noun 1 a large building, often part of a college, that provides space for a variety of athletic facilities, such as basketball and squash courts, a running track, a swimming pool, exercise equipment, and often an indoor arena with spectator seating. 2 a building usually adjacent to an athletic field and equipped with changing rooms, lockers, showers, etc. , for those using the athletic facility.

 

Fielding, Henry

Field ing, Henry |ˈfēldiNG ˈfildɪŋ | (1707 –54 ), English novelist. He provoked the introduction of censorship in theaters with his political satire The Historical Register for 1736. He then turned to writing picaresque novels, notably Joseph Andrews (1742 ) and Tom Jones (1749 ).

 

field lens

field lens ▶noun in a multiple lens optical system, the lens farthest from the eye.

 

field mark

field mark ▶noun a visible mark or characteristic that can be used in identifying a bird or other animal in the field.

 

field marshal

field mar shal |ˈfil (d ) ˌmɑrʃəl | ▶noun an officer of the highest rank in the British and other armies.

 

field mouse

field mouse ▶noun a dark brown mouse with a long tail and large eyes. Also called wood mouse. [Genus Apodemus, family Muridae: several species, in particular the widespread A. sylvaticus. ]

 

field mushroom

field mush room ▶noun another term for champignon.

 

field notes

field notes ▶plural noun notes made by a person who is engaged in fieldwork.

 

field officer

field of fi cer |ˈfild ˌɔfəsər | ▶noun another term for field-grade officer.

 

field of honor

field of hon or ▶noun the place where a duel or battle is fought.

 

Field of the Cloth of Gold

Field of the Cloth of Gold the scene of a meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France near Calais in 1520, for which both monarchs erected elaborate temporary palaces, including a sumptuous display of golden cloth. Little of importance was achieved, although the meeting symbolized Henry's determination to play a full part in European dynastic politics.

 

field of vision

field of vi sion |fild əv | ▶noun the entire area that a person or animal is able to see when their eyes are fixed in one position.

 

field pea

field pea ▶noun a pea plant of a variety grown chiefly for fodder or as green manure. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: said to be so named because they were once the only agricultural peas cultivated in the UK.

 

field rank

field rank ▶noun [ mass noun ] the rank attained by a military field officer.

 

Fields, Dame Gracie

Fields, Dame Gracie |ˈfēldz ˈfildz | (1898 –1979 ), English singer and comedienne; born Grace Stansfield.

 

Fields, W. C.

Fields, W. C. |ˈfildz ˈfēldz | (1880 –1946 ), US comedian; born William Claude Dukenfield. Having made his name as a comedy juggler, he became a vaudeville star and appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies revues between 1915 and 1921. Notable movies: The Bank Dick (1940 ) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941 ).

 

fieldsman

fields |man |ˈfiːldzmən | ▶noun ( pl. fieldsmen ) 1 Cricket, Brit. a fielder. 2 an agent or salesman working for a company.

 

field sports

field sports |fild spɔrts | ▶plural noun outdoor sports, esp. hunting, shooting, and fishing.

 

fieldstone

field stone |ˈfēl (d )ˌstōn ˈfildstoʊn | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] stone used in its natural form: a fieldstone fireplace.

 

field telegraph

field tele |graph ▶noun historical a movable telegraph for use on campaign.

 

field test

field test |ˈfil (d ) ˌtɛst | ▶noun a test carried out in the environment in which a product or device is to be used. ▶verb ( field-test ) [ with obj. ] test (something ) in the environment in such a way.

 

field theory

field the o ry ▶noun Physics a theory that explains physical phenomena in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields.

 

field trial

field tri al ▶noun 1 a field test. 2 a competition for hunting dogs to test their levels of skill and training in retrieving or pointing.

 

field trip

field trip |ˈfil (d ) ˌtrɪp | ▶noun a trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand: a field trip to the power plant was organized.

 

field vole

field vole ▶noun a vole with a dark shaggy coat and short tail, found abundantly in the grasslands of northern Eurasia. Also called short-tailed vole. ●Microtus arvalis, family Muridae.

 

field walking

field walk |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a technique for finding or studying archaeological sites by walking systematically across a ploughed field collecting artefacts on the surface.

 

fieldwork

field work |ˈfēldˌwərk ˈfil (d )ˌwərk | ▶noun 1 practical work conducted by a researcher in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office. 2 rare a temporary fortification. DERIVATIVES field work er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

field

field |fiːld | ▶noun 1 an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences: a wheat field | a field of corn. • a piece of land used for a particular purpose, especially an area marked out for a game or sport: a football field. • a large area of land or water completely covered in a particular substance, especially snow or ice. • an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas. • a place where a subject of scientific study or of artistic representation can be observed in its natural location or context. • (usu. the field ) an area which is or is to become the scene of a battle or campaign. • archaic a battle: many a bloody field was to be fought. 2 a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest: we talked to professionals in various fields. • Computing a part of a record, representing an item of data. • Linguistics & Psychology a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions. 3 a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus. See also field of vision. 4 (usu. the field ) all the participants in a contest or sport: he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed. • Cricket fielders collectively, or the manner in which they are spread over the pitch: he sees the ball early and strokes it through the gap in the field. • a fielder. 5 Physics the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium. • the force exerted or potentially exerted in a field. 6 Mathematics a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws. 7 Heraldry the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions. • an area on a flag with a single background colour: fifty white stars on a blue field. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] chiefly Cricket & Baseball attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batsman or batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing. • [ with obj. ] catch or stop (the ball ) and return it. 2 [ with obj. ] send out (a team or individual ) to play in a game: Leeds fielded a team of youngsters. • (of a political party ) put up (a candidate ) to stand in an election: the Ecology party fielded 109 candidates. • deploy (an army ): Russia was committed to fielding 800,000 men. 3 [ with obj. ] deal with (a difficult question, telephone call, etc. ). ▶adjective [ attrib. ] carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office: field observations and interviews. • (of military equipment ) light and mobile for use on campaign: field artillery. • used in names of animals or plants found in the open country, rather than among buildings or as cultivated varieties, e.g.: field mouse. • denoting a game played outdoors on a marked field. PHRASES hold the field remain the most important. in the field on campaign; (while ) engaged in combat or manoeuvres: troops in the field. • away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment. keep the field archaic continue a military campaign. lead the field be the leader in a race. • be the best or most popular: the brand leads the field in vegetarian ready meals. play the field informal indulge in a series of sexual relationships without committing oneself to anyone. take the field (of a sports team ) go on to a field to begin a game. • start a military campaign. ORIGIN Old English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld ), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld .

 

Field, John

Field |fiːld | (1782 –1837 ), Irish composer and pianist. He is noted for the invention of the nocturne and for his twenty compositions in this form.

 

Field, Marshall

Field, Marshall |fēld fild | (1834 –1906 ), US merchant and philanthropist. In 1881, he organized Marshall Field & Co. , which became the largest retail store in the world. He made major donations to the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Field Museum of Natural History.

 

Field, Sally

Field, Sally |fēld fild | (1946 –), US actress; full name Sally Margaret Field. Her movies include Sybil (1977 ), Norma Rae (1979 ), Places in the Heart (1984 ), Steel Magnolias (1989 ), and Forrest Gump (1994 ). She directed Beautiful (2000 ).

 

Field, Stephen Johnson

Field, Stephen Johnson |fēld fild | (1816 –99 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1863 –97. Appointed to the Court by President Lincoln, he was a conservative. His brother David Dudley Field (1805 –94 ) was noted for his expertise in law codification; another brother Cyrus West Field (1819 –92 ) was known for his part in the laying of the undersea cable between the US and Europe 1857 –66.

 

field bean

field bean ▶noun a bean plant closely related to the broad bean but with smaller seeds, grown to improve soil fertility and for stockfeed. ●Vicia faba, family Leguminosae.

 

field book

field book ▶noun a book in which a surveyor writes down measurements and other technical notes taken in the field.

 

field boot

field boot ▶noun a close-fitting, knee-length military boot.

 

field corn

field corn ▶noun corn grown to feed livestock.

 

field cornet

field cor ¦net ▶noun S. African historical 1 a civilian official invested with the rank and responsibilities of a military officer and with judicial powers enabling him to act as a local administrator and magistrate. 2 a rank in the army equivalent to that of lieutenant. ORIGIN translating South African Dutch veld kornet, from veld ‘field ’ + kornet, specifying a military rank.

 

fieldcraft

field |craft |ˈfiːldkrɑːft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the techniques involved in living, travelling, or making military or scientific observations in the field, especially while remaining undetected.

 

field cricket

field cricket ▶noun a European cricket that lives in a burrow in grassland and has a musical bird-like chirp. ●Gryllus campestris, family Gryllidae.

 

field day

field day ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] an opportunity for action or success, especially at the expense of others: the newspapers had a field day as the case came to court. 2 Military a review or an exercise, especially in manoeuvring. 3 N. Amer. a day devoted to athletics or other sporting events and contests. 4 Austral. /NZ a day set aside for the display of agricultural machinery.

 

field-effect transistor

field-effect tran |sis ¦tor ▶noun Electronics a transistor in which most current is carried along a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field.

 

field emission

field emis |sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the emission of electrons from the surface of a conductor under the influence of a strong electrostatic field, as a result of the tunnel effect.

 

fielder

field ¦er |ˈfiːldə | ▶noun chiefly Cricket & Baseball a player on the fielding team, especially one other than the bowler or pitcher.

 

fielder's choice

field er's choice ▶noun Baseball a play in which the fielding team's decision to put out another player allows the batter to reach first base safely.

 

field events

field events ▶plural noun athletic sports other than races, such as throwing and jumping events. Compare with track events.

 

fieldfare

field |fare |ˈfiːldfɛː | ▶noun a large migratory thrush with a grey head, breeding in northern Eurasia. ●Turdus pilaris, family Turdidae. ORIGIN late Old English feldefare, perhaps from feld ‘field ’ + the base of faran ‘to travel ’ (see fare ).

 

field glasses

field glasses ▶plural noun binoculars for outdoor use.

 

field goal

field goal ▶noun 1 American Football a goal scored by a place kick, scoring three points. 2 Basketball a goal scored while the clock is running and the ball is in play.

 

field-grade officer

field-grade of fi cer ▶noun Military a major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel.

 

field-grade rank

field-grade rank ▶noun the rank attained by a military field officer.

 

field grey

field grey ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark shade of grey, the regulation colour of the uniform of a German infantryman.

 

field guide

field guide ▶noun a book for the identification of animals, birds, flowers, or other things in their natural environment.

 

field hand

field hand ▶noun chiefly historical a person, especially a US slave, employed as a farm labourer.

 

field hockey

field hockey ▶noun see hockey 1.

 

field holler

field hol ¦ler ▶noun see holler.

 

field hospital

field hos |pital ▶noun a temporary hospital set up near a battlefield to provide emergency care for the wounded.

 

field house

field house ▶noun 1 a large building, often part of a college, that provides space for a variety of athletic facilities, such as basketball and squash courts, a running track, a swimming pool, exercise equipment, and often an indoor arena with spectator seating. 2 a building usually adjacent to an athletic field and equipped with changing rooms, lockers, showers, etc. , for those using the athletic facility.

 

Fielding, Henry

Field |ing |ˈfiːldɪŋ | (1707 –54 ), English novelist. He provoked the introduction of censorship in theatres with his political satire The Historical Register for 1736. He then turned to writing picaresque novels, notably Joseph Andrews (1742 ) and Tom Jones (1749 ). Fielding was also responsible for the formation of the Bow Street Runners in 1749.

 

field lens

field lens ▶noun in a multiple lens optical system, the lens farthest from the eye.

 

field mark

field mark ▶noun a visible mark or characteristic that can be used in identifying a bird or other animal in the field.

 

field marshal

field mar |shal ▶noun the highest rank of officer in the British army.

 

field mouse

field mouse (also long-tailed field mouse ) ▶noun another term for wood mouse.

 

field mushroom

field mush |room ▶noun the common edible mushroom, which is widely grown commercially. ●Agaricus campestris, family Agaricaceae, class Hymenomycetes.

 

field mustard

field mus |tard ▶noun another term for charlock.

 

field notes

field notes ▶plural noun notes made by a person who is engaged in fieldwork.

 

field officer

field of ¦fi |cer ▶noun 1 a person in an organization with a position of responsibility involving practical activities in a particular area or region. 2 Military a major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel.

 

field of honour

field of hon ¦our ▶noun the place where a duel or battle is fought.

 

Field of the Cloth of Gold

Field of the Cloth of Gold the scene of a meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France near Calais in 1520, for which both monarchs erected elaborate temporary palaces, including a sumptuous display of golden cloth. Little of importance was achieved, although the meeting symbolized Henry's determination to play a full part in European dynastic politics.

 

field of vision

field of vi ¦sion ▶noun the entire area that a person or animal is able to see when their eyes are fixed in one position.

 

field pea

field pea ▶noun a pea plant of a variety grown chiefly for stockfeed or as green manure.

 

field rank

field rank ▶noun [ mass noun ] the rank attained by a military field officer.

 

Fields, Dame Gracie

Fields |fiːldz | (1898 –1979 ), English singer and comedienne; born Grace Stansfield. During the 1930s she enjoyed great success with English music-hall audiences, and went on to star in a series of popular films.

 

Fields, W. C.

Fields |fiːldz | (1880 –1946 ), American comedian; born William Claude Dukenfield. Having made his name as a comedy juggler he became a vaudeville star, appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies revues between 1915 and 1921. Notable films: The Bank Dick (1940 ).

 

fieldsman

fields |man |ˈfiːldzmən | ▶noun ( pl. fieldsmen ) 1 Cricket, Brit. a fielder. 2 an agent or salesman working for a company.

 

field sports

field sports ▶plural noun outdoor sports, especially hunting, shooting, and fishing.

 

fieldstone

field |stone |ˈfiːldstəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] stone used in its natural form: a fieldstone fireplace.

 

field telegraph

field tele |graph ▶noun historical a movable telegraph for use on campaign.

 

field test

field test ▶noun a test carried out in the environment in which a product or device is to be used. ▶verb ( field-test ) [ with obj. ] test (a product or device ) in the environment in which it is to be used.

 

field theory

field the ¦ory ▶noun Physics a theory that explains physical phenomena in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields.

 

field trial

field trial ▶noun 1 a field test. 2 a competition for gun dogs to test their levels of skill and training in retrieving or pointing.

 

field trip

field trip ▶noun a trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand.

 

field vole

field vole ▶noun a vole with a dark shaggy coat and short tail, found abundantly in the grasslands of northern Eurasia. Also called short-tailed vole. ●Microtus arvalis, family Muridae.

 

field walking

field walk |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a technique for finding or studying archaeological sites by walking systematically across a ploughed field collecting artefacts on the surface.

 

fieldwork

field |work |ˈfiːldwəːk | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] practical work conducted by a researcher in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office. 2 rare a temporary fortification. DERIVATIVES fieldworker noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

field

field noun 1 a large plowed field: meadow, pasture, paddock, grassland, pastureland; literary lea, sward; archaic glebe. 2 a soccer field: playing field, ground, sports field; Brit. pitch. 3 the field of biotechnology: area, sphere, discipline, province, department, domain, sector, branch, subject; informal bailiwick. 4 your field of vision: scope, range, sweep, reach, extent. 5 she is well ahead of the field: competitors, entrants, competition; applicants, candidates, possibles. ▶verb 1 she fielded the ball: catch, stop, retrieve; return, throw back. 2 they can field an army of about one million: deploy, position, range, dispose. 3 he fielded some awkward questions: deal with, handle, cope with, answer, reply to, respond to. ▶adjective 1 field experience: practical, hands-on, applied, experiential, empirical. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 field artillery: mobile, portable, transportable, movable, maneuverable, light.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

field

field noun 1 a large ploughed field: meadow, pasture, paddock, green, pen, grassland, pastureland, sward; park; N. Amer. corral; Irish & Canadian bawn; literary glebe, lea, mead, greensward. 2 a football field: pitch, ground, sports field, playing field, recreation ground, arena; stadium; Brit. informal park. 3 a pioneer in the field of biotechnology: area, sphere, area of activity, discipline, province, department, domain, sector, line, branch, subject, speciality, specialty, specialization, specialism; French métier, forte; informal scene, bailiwick, pigeon. 4 you can't see events out of your field of vision: scope, range, sweep, reach, extent, purview; limits, confines, parameters, bounds, horizons. 5 her superb technique means she is head and shoulders ahead of the field: competitors, entrants, competition, runners; applicants, candidates, possibles, possibilities, hopefuls. ▶verb 1 she could field a ball with the best of the boys: catch, stop, retrieve; return, throw back. 2 they should have been kicked out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player: put in the team, send out, play, put up. 3 they can field an army of about one million: deploy, position, post, station, range, dispose. 4 he fielded a battery of awkward questions: deal with, handle, cope with, answer, reply to, respond to, react to; parry, deflect, turn aside, evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge, answer evasively, fend off; informal duck. ▶adjective 1 he has field experience in educational research: practical, hands-on, applied, actual, active, experiential, empirical, in the field, non-theoretical; rare empiric. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 field artillery: mobile, portable, transportable, movable, manoeuvrable, light, lightweight; rare portative. ANTONYMS heavy.

 

Duden Dictionary

Fieldistor

Fiel dis tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Field i stor |der Fieldistor; Genitiv: des Fieldistors, Plural: die Fieldistoren englisch Feldtransistor, bei dem das elektrische Feld den Stromfluss steuert

 

Field-Research

Field-Re search , Field re search Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Soziologie, Statistik , die oder das Fieldresearch |ˈfiːldrɪsəːt͜ʃ ˈfiːldrɪsəːt͜ʃ |die Field-Research; Genitiv: der Field-Research, auch: das Field-Research; Genitiv: des Field-Research [s ] die Fieldresearch; Genitiv: der Fieldresearch, auch: das Fieldresearch; Genitiv: des Fieldresearch [s ] englisch field research, aus: field = Feld und Research Feldforschung

 

Fieldspaniel

Field spa ni el Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ʃpaːni̯əl, …spɛni̯əl |der Fieldspaniel; Genitiv: des Fieldspaniels, Plural: die Fieldspaniels kleiner englischer Jagdhund

 

Fieldwork

Field work , Field-Work Substantiv, Neutrum Soziologie , das Field-Work |ˈfiːldwəːk ˈfiːldwəːk |das Fieldwork; Genitiv: des Fieldworks das Field-Work; Genitiv: des Field-Works englisch field-work, eigentlich = Arbeit im Gelände Field-Research

 

Fieldworker

Field wor ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |…wəːkə |der Fieldworker; Genitiv: des Fieldworkers, Plural: die Fieldworker Interviewer , der zur Erhebung statistischen Materials Befragungen durchführt

 

Fieldworkerin

Field wor ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die die Fieldworkerin; Genitiv: der Fieldworkerin, Plural: die Fieldworkerinnen weibliche Form zu Fieldworker

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

field

field /fiːld /〖語源は 「平らで広い場所 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 畑 , 田, 牧草地; (公園 農場などの )野原 , 芝地 ▸ work in the fields 畑 [野良 ]仕事をする ▸ an open field 広々とした野原 .2 (研究 活動などの )分野 , 領域 ▸ in [outside ] one's field 専門分野 [専門外 ]で ▸ in the field of medicine ≒in the medical field 医療分野で ▸ a field of study 研究分野 (↓名詞 4 ).3 グラウンド , 運動場 ; フィールド (! trackの内側 ) ;〖the ～; 集合的に 〗フィールド競技 ▸ a football field フットボール競技場 ▸ the field of play グラウンド ▸ (both ) on and off the field グラウンドの中でも外でも .4 〖the ～〗実地 (の場 ); 現場, 出先 ;〖形容詞的に 〗実地 [現場 ]の ▸ field study 実地研究 .5 〖the ～: 集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗全競技者 ; 全出走馬 ; 全競争相手 (!会社 商品など ) .6 〖通例a … ～〗〘物理 〙(磁場 電界などの )場 ▸ a magnetic [force ] field 磁場 [力の場 ].7 〖通例a … ～〗(天然資源の )埋蔵 [産出 ]地帯 ▸ an oil field 油田 .8 〖通例the ～〗戦場 ▸ on the field of battle ≒in the field 戦場で ▸ killing fields 殺戮 （さつりく ）の戦場 .9 視野, 視界 ▸ enter [leave ] the field of view 視野に入る [から消える ]▸ the field of fire (弾の )射程範囲 .10 〖通例a ～ of …/a … ～〗一面の …▸ a field of snow ≒a snow field 雪原 ▸ a star field 一面の星空 .11 〘コンピュ 〙フィールド 〘特定の情報を書き込む場所 〙▸ a data field データフィールド .12 〘野球 クリケット 〙〖the ～〗内外野 (! infieldとoutfield ) ;〖the ～; 集合的に 〗守備側 ▸ the right [left ] field (外野の )ライト [レフト ].13 〖通例a … ～〗…用地, … 場 ▸ a landing [flying ] field (飛行機の )離発着場 .14 (絵 旗 コインなどの )地 ; (紋章の )紋地 .15 〘数 〙体 （たい ）.be ah è ad of the f í eld ＝lead the field .c ò me out of [from ] l è ft f í eld →left 1 形容詞 .f ì eld of wh é at ＝street (→rhyming slang ).in the f í eld 1 畑 [野原 ]で .2 現場で, 実地で .3 戦場で .4 競技に参加して .5 専門領域で .k è ep the f í eld 競技に残る, 戦線を維持する .l è ad [be ah è ad of ] the f í eld 〈人 馬などが 〉先頭を行く ; 〈会社などが 〉業界トップである .pl à y the f í eld ｟くだけて ｠多くの異性と交際する .t à ke the f í eld グラウンドに入る ; 戦闘を開始する .(way ) ò ut [ò ver ] in l è ft f í eld →left 1 形容詞 .動詞 他動詞 1 〈候補者 〉を擁立する ; 〈チーム 選手 〉を出場させる; 〈軍隊など 〉を配置する .2 〈人が 〉〈質問 電話など 〉にうまく答える, …を上手に処理する .3 〘野球 クリケット 〙〈打球 〉をさばく, 処理する .自動詞 〘クリケット 野球 〙1 〖通例be ～ing 〗〈選手などが 〉守りについている .2 球をさばく .～́ à rmy 〘軍 〙野戦軍 .～́ art ì llery 野戦砲 .～́ c ò rn ｟米 ｠飼料用トウモロコシ .～́ d à y 1 ｟米 ｠運動会 (の日 )(｟英 ｠sports day ).2 遠足, ピクニック .3 (軍隊の )野外演習日, 観閲式の日 .4 ｟主に報道 くだけて ｠〖have a ～〗〈記者が 〉ここぞとばかりに書き立てる ; (はめをはずして )大いに楽しむ .～́ eff è ct trans ì stor 〘電 〙電界効果トランジスタ (｟略 ｠FET ).～́ em ì ssion 〘物理 〙電界放出 .～́ ev è nt フィールド競技 [種目 ].～́ gl à sses (野外用 )双眼鏡 .～́ g ò al フィールドゴール 〘a 〘アメフト 〙プレースキックまたはドロップキックによるゴール; 3点.b 〘バスケ 〙フィールドからのゴール 〙.～́ gr à de 〘軍 〙佐官 〘陸軍将校の中級階級 〙.～́ g ù n 〘軍 〙野戦砲 .～́ h à nd ｟米 ｠農業労働者 .～́ h ò ckey ｟米 ｠(陸上 )ホッケー (｟英 ｠hockey ).～́ h ò spital 野戦病院 .～́ h ò use 1 運動場付属の建物 〘更衣室 倉庫など 〙.2 屋内競技場, 体育館 .～́ l è ns 対物レンズ .～́ m à rshal ｟英 ｠〖しばしばF - M- 〗〘軍 〙陸軍元帥 (｟米 ｠General of the Army ).～́ m è thods 野外調査法 .～́ m ò use 野ネズミ .～́ m ù shroom ハラタケ 〘食用キノコの一種 〙.～́ ò fficer 1 佐官将校 .2 ｟英 ｠現場作業員 .～́ r à tion 〘米陸軍 〙野戦糧食 .～́ sp ò rts ｟英 ｠野外スポーツ 〘娯楽のための狩猟や釣りなど 〙.～́ t è st (ing ) [tr ì al ](新製品などの )実地テスト .～́ th è ory 〘数 〙場の理論 .～́ tr ì p 1 校外社会見学, 野外旅行 .2 (研究のための )現地調査 .～́ w ò rk ＝fieldwork .

 

fielder

f í eld er 名詞 C 〘スポーツ 〙(野球 クリケットなどの )野手 .

 

fielding

f í eld ing 名詞 U 〘野球 〙守備 (→batting ).

 

fieldsman

fields man /fíːldzmən /名詞 複 -men C 〘クリケット 〙野手 (｟男女共用 ｠fielder ).

 

field-test

f í eld-t è st 名詞 C 動詞 他動詞 (…を )実地試験 [現地調査 ](する ).

 

fieldwork

f í eld w ò rk 名詞 U 1 実地調査, 野外作業 [採集 ]; (文化人類学 社会学の )フィールドワーク, 現地研究 .2 〘軍 〙(戦場で作る )土盛り , 堡塁 （ほうるい ）.～er 名詞