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field /fiːld/► SEE ALLhave a field dayleave the field clear for sbleave sb in possession of the fieldplay the fieldbe (way out/over) in left fielda level playing fieldlevel the playing field
●have a ˈfield dayenjoy a time of great excitement or activity 大干一场；痛痛快快地玩◆Whenever this novelist brings out a new book, the critics have a field day, and she is attacked from all sides.
这位小说家每出一本新书，评论家们就会纷纷出动，从各个方面攻击她。◆When the royal family go skiing, press photographers have a field day.
每当王室成员去滑雪，摄影记者们就会忙得不亦乐乎。 ORIGIN A field day was originally a military ceremony or exercise. * field day 原指军事庆典或演习。●leave the field ˈclear for sb●leave sb in possession of the ˈfieldenable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups are not competing with them any longer 为…的成功扫清障碍；清除对手（以确保其成功）◆Many of our more experienced players are injured or resting, which leaves the field clear for new talent.
很多经验丰富的选手都有伤在身或正在休养，这样就给了新秀上场的机会。●play the ˈfield (informal) have romantic or sexual relationships with a lot of different people 滥交情人；乱搞男女关系◆He told me he didn’t want to get married yet because he was having too much fun playing the field.
他告诉我他还不想结婚，因为现在到处留情的生活很享受。●be (way out/over) in left ˈfield (NAmE, informal) completely wrong; strange or unusual 完全错误；显得奇怪（或不寻常）◆He’s way out in left field if he thinks we’re going to support him on this.如果他认为我们会在这件事上支持他，那他就大错特错了。 NOTE This idiom refers to the left part of the field in baseball. 这个习语原指棒球比赛中的左外野。 ●a ˌlevel ˈplaying fielda situation in which everyone has the same opportunities 公平竞争的环境◆Many small businesses complain that they are not competing on a level playing field and that they are the ones who lose out.很多小公司都在抱怨说现在的竞争环境不公平，失败的总是它们。●ˌlevel the ˈplaying fieldcreate a situation where everyone has the same opportunities 创造公平的竞争环境◆There is a high demand for new laws and restrictions to be introduced in order to level the playing field.急需引进新的法律和规定以便创造一个公平竞争的环境。 |