英语词汇“minefield”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

minefield

(maɪnfiːld )

Word forms: minefields

1. countable noun

A minefield is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden.

2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]

If you describe a situation as a minefield, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of hidden dangers or problems, and where people need to behave with care because things could easily go wrong. [emphasis]

The whole subject is a political minefield.

The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards.

[Also + of]

Synonyms: danger zone

Collocations:

enter a minefield

This is where any unsuspecting person can enter a minefield, as buying a horse can be a very risky business.

Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)

Do that now and you enter a minefield of changing circumstances and contentious negotiations.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

The commander, a big-bellied, leathered man, informed us we had entered a minefield illegally.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

navigate a minefield

Family judges navigate a minefield of emotion and complexity.

Times, Sunday Times

Six years after the coalition government pledged to introduce honesty in food labelling, the public must still navigate a minefield of meaningless terminology and fairytale illustrations.

Times, Sunday Times

You have to learn how to navigate that minefield of being in the public eye.

The Sun

But try to do the right thing in fashion and you'll find yourself navigating a minefield.

Times, Sunday Times

political minefield

Convenient, since any kind of ban would be a political minefield.

Times, Sunday Times

Even if the theme creates a political minefield, it should continue to be explored.

Times, Sunday Times

It can also, along with anything else in student life and the real world alike, become a political minefield.

Times, Sunday Times

Where on earth do you place your first foot in that political minefield?

Times,Sunday Times

As demonstrated by successive governments' vacillations, roads are a political minefield.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 地雷区

Japanese: 地雷原

单词	minefield
释义	minefield (maɪnfiːld ) Word forms: minefields 1. countable noun A minefield is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden. 2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] If you describe a situation as a minefield, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of hidden dangers or problems, and where people need to behave with care because things could easily go wrong. [emphasis] The whole subject is a political minefield. The kitchen is a minefield of potential hazards. [Also + of] Synonyms: danger zone Collocations: enter a minefield This is where any unsuspecting person can enter a minefield, as buying a horse can be a very risky business. Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989) Do that now and you enter a minefield of changing circumstances and contentious negotiations. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The commander, a big-bellied, leathered man, informed us we had entered a minefield illegally. Times, Sunday Times (2014) navigate a minefield Family judges navigate a minefield of emotion and complexity. Times, Sunday Times Six years after the coalition government pledged to introduce honesty in food labelling, the public must still navigate a minefield of meaningless terminology and fairytale illustrations. Times, Sunday Times You have to learn how to navigate that minefield of being in the public eye. The Sun But try to do the right thing in fashion and you'll find yourself navigating a minefield. Times, Sunday Times political minefield Convenient, since any kind of ban would be a political minefield. Times, Sunday Times Even if the theme creates a political minefield, it should continue to be explored. Times, Sunday Times It can also, along with anything else in student life and the real world alike, become a political minefield. Times, Sunday Times Where on earth do you place your first foot in that political minefield? Times,Sunday Times As demonstrated by successive governments' vacillations, roads are a political minefield. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 地雷区 Japanese: 地雷原
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