field

野原、畑

草が生えていたり、作物を育てたりする、開けた土地。

やさしい英語で： An open area of land, often covered in grass or used for growing food.

• We walked across a field.
• Wild flowers covered the fields near our house.
• A farmer was working in the field.

よく使う表現： open field, green field, across a field, wheat field

分野

仕事や学問、知識の特定の領域。

やさしい英語で： An area of work, study, or knowledge.

• She works in the field of medicine.
• His research changed the field completely.
• Which fields of study interest you most?

使い方： the field of something (He is an expert in the field of education.)

類義語： area, domain, specialty

よく使う表現： field of study, in this field, medical field

競技場、グラウンド

スポーツや競走を行うための場所。

やさしい英語で： An area of ground where people play a sport or take part in a race.

• The players ran onto the field.
• Our school has two football fields.
• Rain made the field too wet to use.

類義語： pitch, playing ground

よく使う表現： soccer field, playing field, on the field

対応する、答える

複数の人などから来る質問に答えたり、依頼に対応したりする。

やさしい英語で： To answer questions or deal with requests, often from several people.

• She will field questions after lunch.
• He fielded calls from worried parents all morning.
• Can you field any complaints while I am away?

類義語： handle, answer, deal with

よく使う表現： field questions, field calls, field requests

出場させる

チームや選手を選んで試合に出場させる。

やさしい英語で： To choose and put a team or players into a game.

• We cannot field a full team today.
• The coach fielded three new players yesterday.
• They are fielding their strongest side for the final.

類義語： select, put forward

よく使う表現： field a team, field young players, field someone

守備をする

相手チームが打つ側のとき、ボールを捕ったり投げたりして守る。

やさしい英語で： To catch and throw the ball while the other team tries to hit it.

• Our team will field first.
• She fielded well throughout the match.
• Are they batting or fielding now?

反対語： bat

よく使う表現： field first, field the ball, field well