- field
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 on a farmADJECTIVE▪ cultivated, ploughed/plowed▪
We had to walk across a ploughed/plowed field.
▪ grass, grassy, green▪the green fields of my homeland
▪ muddy, snowy▪ enclosed▪ open▪ neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding▪ fertile▪ arable▪ fallow▪ irrigated▪ paddy, rice▪ corn, wheat, etc.VERB + FIELD▪ work in▪People were working in the fields.
▪ cultivate, work▪Despite the war, they continued to work the fields.
▪ plough/plow, till▪ plant, sow▪He planted fields full of sunflowers.
▪ irrigate▪ fertilize▪ clear▪ graze inPREPOSITION▪ across a/the field, through a/the field▪We walked across the field.
▪ (out) in a/the field▪tractors working out in the field
▪ field of▪a field of wheat
2 subject/activityADJECTIVE▪ chosen, specialist▪All of them are experts in their chosen field.
▪ specialized▪ research▪ career (AmE)▪ burgeoning, emerging▪ evolving, growing▪ related▪ medical▪ academicVERB + FIELD▪ work in▪people who work in this field
▪ open up▪This discovery has opened up a whole new field of research.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the field▪There has been no solid research in this field.
▪ outside a/sb's field▪I can't answer that—I'm afraid it's outside my field.
▪ field of▪I work in the field of computer science.
PHRASES▪ an expert in the field, a leader in the field▪ a field of research, a field of study▪ in their respective fields▪These academics are world leaders in their respective fields.
3 practical workVERB + FIELD▪ work inFIELD + NOUN▪ experiment, investigation, research, study, trial▪ methods▪ trip▪We went on a geology field trip.
PREPOSITION▪ in the field▪essential reading for those working in the field
4 for playing a sport ⇨ See also ↑pitchADJECTIVE▪ playing, sports▪ football, rugby, soccer, etc.VERB + FIELD▪ take (BrE)▪Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a match) against county champions Essex.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the field▪people walking their dogs on the school's playing field
▪ off the field▪Players need discipline both on and off the field (= when playing and in other areas of their lives).
5 the field competitors in a sport/businessADJECTIVE▪ strong▪ crowded▪ male-dominatedVERB + THE FIELD▪ dominate, head, lead▪She managed to head the field across the finishing line of the marathon.
▪They lead the field in home entertainment systems.
▪ enter▪ leaveTHE FIELD + VERB▪ include sb▪The strong field includes three world record holders.
PREPOSITION▪ ahead of the field▪His superb technique puts him head and shoulders ahead of the field.
6 in scienceADJECTIVE▪ energy, force▪ electric, electrical, electromagnetic, gravitational, magnetic▪the earth's magnetic field
FIELD + NOUN▪ strength7 computingADJECTIVE▪ data, display, inputVERB + FIELD▪ create▪You will need to create separate fields for first name, last name and address.
▪ move between▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the use of keys to move between fields
verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
