I.
noun
1 on a farm
ADJECTIVE
▪ cultivated , ploughed/plowed
▪
We had to walk across a ploughed/plowed ~.
▪ grass , grassy , green
▪
the green ~s 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 ~s.
▪ cultivate , work
▪
Despite the war, they continued to work the ~s.
▪ plough/plow , till
▪ plant , sow
▪
He planted ~s full of sunflowers.
▪ irrigate
▪ fertilize
▪ clear
▪ graze in
PREPOSITION
▪ across a/the ~ , through a/the ~
▪
We walked across the ~.
▪ (out) in a/the ~
▪
tractors working out in the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of wheat
2 subject/activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ chosen , specialist
▪
All of them are experts in their chosen ~.
▪ specialized
▪ research
▪ career ( AmE )
▪ burgeoning , emerging
▪ evolving , growing
▪ related
▪ medical
▪ academic
VERB + FIELD
▪ work in
▪
people who work in this ~
▪ open up
▪
This discovery has opened up a whole new ~ of research.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There has been no solid research in this ~.
▪ outside a/sb's ~
▪
I can't answer that—I'm afraid it's outside my ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
I work in the ~ of computer science.
PHRASES
▪ an expert in the ~ , a leader in the ~
▪ a ~ of research , a ~ of study
▪ in their respective ~s
▪
These academics are world leaders in their respective ~s.
3 practical work
VERB + FIELD
▪ work in
FIELD + NOUN
▪ experiment , investigation , research , study , trial
▪ methods
▪ trip
▪
We went on a geology ~ trip.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
essential reading for those working in the ~
4 for playing a sport ⇨ See also ↑ pitch
ADJECTIVE
▪ playing , sports
▪ football , rugby , soccer , etc.
VERB + FIELD
▪ take ( BrE )
▪
Today they take the ~ (= go on to the field to play a match) against county champions Essex.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
people walking their dogs on the school's playing ~
▪ off the ~
▪
Players need discipline both on and off the ~ (= when playing and in other areas of their lives) .
5 the field competitors in a sport/business
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪ crowded
▪ male-dominated
VERB + THE FIELD
▪ dominate , head , lead
▪
She managed to head the ~ across the finishing line of the marathon.
▪
They lead the ~ in home entertainment systems.
▪ enter
▪ leave
THE FIELD + VERB
▪ include sb
▪
The strong ~ includes three world record holders.
PREPOSITION
▪ ahead of the ~
▪
His superb technique puts him head and shoulders ahead of the ~.
6 in science
ADJECTIVE
▪ energy , force
▪ electric , electrical , electromagnetic , gravitational , magnetic
▪
the earth's magnetic ~
FIELD + NOUN
▪ strength
7 computing
ADJECTIVE
▪ data , display , input
VERB + FIELD
▪ create
▪
You will need to create separate ~s for first name, last name and address.
▪ move between
▪
the use of keys to move between ~s
II.
verb
Field is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ army , ↑ call , ↑ candidate , ↑ query , ↑ question , ↑ side , ↑ team