outfield 音标拼音: ['ɑʊtf
, ild]
n . 偏远的田园;边地;外野
偏远的田园;边地;外野
outfield n 1 :
the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases [
ant : {
baseball diamond }, {
diamond },
{
infield }]
Outfield \
Out "
field `\ (
out "
f [=
e ]
ld `),
n .
1 .
Arable land which has been or is being exhausted .
See {
Infield },
1 . [
Scot .]
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2 .
A field beyond ,
or separated from ,
the inclosed land about the homestead ;
an uninclosed or unexplored tract .
Also used figuratively .
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The great outfield of thought or fact . --
Trench .
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3 . (
Baseball )
The part of the baseball field beyond the diamond ,
or infield .
It is occupied by the fielders ,
and usually considered as divided into left field ,
center field ,
and right field ,
named as viewed from home plate .
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4 . (
Cricket )
The part of the field farthest from the batsman .
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outfield \
out *
field "\ (
out *
f [=
e ]
ld "),
v .
t . (
Baseball )
To surpass in performing the tasks of fielding ;
as ,
both teams got ten hits ,
but the Red Sox outfielded the Yankees .
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field \
field \ (
f [=
e ]
ld ),
n . [
OE .
feld ,
fild ,
AS .
feld ;
akin to D .
veld ,
G .
feld ,
Sw .
f [
aum ]
lt ,
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 .
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2 .
A piece of land of considerable size ;
esp .,
a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture .
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Fields which promise corn and wine . --
Byron .
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3 .
A place where a battle is fought ;
also ,
the battle itself .
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In this glorious and well -
foughten field . --
Shak .
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What though the field be lost ? --
Milton .
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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 ;
as ,
wide -
field binoculars .
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Without covering ,
save yon field of stars .
--
Shak .
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Ask of yonder argent fields above . --
Pope .
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5 . (
Her .)
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 ).
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6 .
An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action ,
operation ,
or achievement ;
province ;
room .
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Afforded a clear field for moral experiments .
--
Macaulay .
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7 . (
Sports )
An open ,
usually flat ,
piece of land on which a sports contest is played ;
a playing field ;
as ,
a football field ;
a baseball field .
Syn :
playing field ,
athletic field ,
playing area .
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PJC ]
8 .
Specifically : (
Baseball )
That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond ; --
called also {
outfield }.
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9 .
A geographic region (
land or sea )
which has some notable feature ,
activity or valuable resource ;
as ,
the diamond fields of South Africa ;
an oil field ;
a gold field ;
an ice field .
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10 .
A facility having an airstrip where airplanes can take off and land ;
an airfield .
Syn :
airfield ,
landing field ,
flying field ,
aerodrome .
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11 .
A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial ,
or for all except the favorites in the betting .
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12 .
A branch of knowledge or sphere of activity ;
especially ,
a learned or professional discipline ;
as ,
she '
s an expert in the field of geology ;
in what field did she get her doctorate ?;
they are the top company in the field of entertainment .
Syn :
discipline ,
subject ,
subject area ,
subject field ,
field of study ,
study ,
branch of knowledge .
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Note :
Within the master text files of this electronic dictionary ,
where a word is used in a specific sense in some specialized field of knowledge ,
that field is indicated by the tags : ()
preceding that sense of the word .
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PJC ]
13 .
A location ,
usually outdoors ,
away from a studio or office or library or laboratory ,
where practical work is done or data is collected ;
as ,
anthropologists do much of their work in the field ;
the paleontologist is in the field collecting specimens .
Usually used in the phrase {
in the field }.
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14 . (
Physics )
The influence of a physical object ,
such as an electrically charged body ,
which is capable of exerting force on objects at a distance ;
also ,
the region of space over which such an influence is effective ;
as ,
the earth '
s gravitational field ;
an electrical field ;
a magnetic field ;
a force field .
[
PJC ]
15 . (
Math .)
A set of elements within which operations can be defined analagous to the operations of addition ,
subtraction ,
multiplication ,
and division on the real numbers ;
within such a set of elements addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 ;
a commutative division ring ;
as ,
the set of all rational numbers is a field .
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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 .
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{
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 } (
Zool .),
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 } (
Zool .),
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 20 to 24 inches long ,
and having 3 to 6 draws .
(
c )
See {
Field lens }.
{
Field lark }. (
Zool .)
(
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 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 } (
Zool .),
the black -
bellied plover ({
Charadrius squatarola });
also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper ({
Bartramia longicauda }).
{
Field spaniel } (
Zool .),
a small spaniel used in hunting small game .
{
Field sparrow }. (
Zool .)
(
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 } (
Zool .),
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 against the field }
or {
To back against the field },
to bet on (
a horse ,
etc .)
against all comers .
{
To take the field } (
Mil .),
to enter upon a campaign .
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85 Moby Thesaurus words for "
outfield ":
amateur athlete ,
archer ,
archery ground ,
athlete ,
athletic field ,
badminton court ,
ballplayer ,
baseball field ,
baseballer ,
baseman ,
basketball court ,
batter ,
battery ,
billiard parlor ,
blocking back ,
bowling alley ,
bowling green ,
bowman ,
catcher ,
center ,
coach ,
competitor ,
course ,
court ,
cricket ground ,
cricketer ,
croquet ground ,
croquet lawn ,
defensive lineman ,
diamond ,
end ,
fairway ,
field ,
football field ,
footballer ,
games -
player ,
gamester ,
glaciarium ,
golf course ,
golf links ,
gridiron ,
guard ,
gym ,
gymnasium ,
ice rink ,
infield ,
infielder ,
jock ,
jumper ,
lineman ,
links ,
offensive lineman ,
outfielder ,
oval ,
player ,
playground ,
playing field ,
playroom ,
polo ground ,
poloist ,
pool hall ,
poolroom ,
professional athlete ,
pugilist ,
putting green ,
quarterback ,
racecourse ,
racer ,
racket court ,
rink ,
skater ,
skating rink ,
soccer field ,
sport ,
sportsman ,
squash court ,
stretch ,
tackle ,
tailback ,
tennis court ,
toxophilite ,
track ,
turf ,
wingback ,
wrestler
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