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单词 afield
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Definition of afield in English:

afield

adverb əˈfiːldəˈfild
  • 1To or at a distance.

    competitors from as far afield as Aberdeen
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Marches were duly held across Europe and the US while demonstrations took place as far afield as Chile and Peru.
    • Visitors are reporting all hotels full, with many people having to stay as far afield as Preston and even Chesterfield.
    • He also intends to invest in a comber to strip away unwanted leaves and a trailer so he can take sheaves to customers as far afield as Ireland and France.
    • Recruits come from as far afield as Brazil, Hong Kong, Egypt, China, Poland, Italy and Germany.
    • His efforts have led him as far afield as Devon and Glasgow and left him £3,000 poorer in expenses and agency fees.
    • Nearly 200 people, from as far afield as Holland and Denmark, offered to adopt him and now he has a new home in Yorkshire.
    • The dozen delegates came from as far afield as China, the United States, Australia, Sweden and South Korea.
    • This club is known as far afield as Australia and New Zealand.
    • If you go further afield but use the kayak only to reach an inaccessible beach and shore dive, the issue of an unattended boat is irrelevant.
    • And such has been their success at making tracks that they have been travelling as far afield as Holland and Canada.
    • Traders came from as far afield as the Isle of Wight and Sussex.
    • Each year hoards of fans converge on Chippenham for the festival from as far afield as the USA and the Netherlands.
    • His work took him to libraries as far afield as California and Michigan in the United States as well as Denmark and Germany.
    • The riders, although mostly local, did draw supporters from as far afield as Wigan and the Furness peninsula.
    • But the signatories come from as far afield as Lille, Melbourne and Texas.
    • The school's academic reputation and positive ethos attracts children from as far afield as Linlithgow and Alloa.
    • The story was carried as far afield as New York, Miami and Canada.
    • Already there are fears that climate change will push malaria carrying mosquitoes even further afield.
    • More than 12,000 T-shirts have been bought by people from as far afield as New Zealand and the USA.
    • The pub has run a successful jazz club for about two years and regularly attracts members from as far afield as Bristol and Swindon.
  • 2In the field (in reference to hunting)

    the satisfaction of a day afield
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not many hunters go afield these days dressed in jeans, a worn Army jacket and old work boots.
    • There are still a lot of hunters who go afield in a state of denial as if they'll never get lost or never get injured.
    • I also agree that you don't have to come home with meat to have a successful day afield.
    • If the weather turns nasty on you while afield have no worry, as the Diascope is water and dust proof.
    • Hunting season is upon us, and some of you may want to work up a new load to take afield this fall.

Origin

Middle English (in sense 2): from a-2 'on, in' + field.

Rhymes

field, midfield, misfield, shield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield
 
 

Definition of afield in US English:

afield

adverbəˈfildəˈfēld
  • 1To or at a distance.

    competitors from as far afield as Hong Kong
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The school's academic reputation and positive ethos attracts children from as far afield as Linlithgow and Alloa.
    • This club is known as far afield as Australia and New Zealand.
    • More than 12,000 T-shirts have been bought by people from as far afield as New Zealand and the USA.
    • Traders came from as far afield as the Isle of Wight and Sussex.
    • His work took him to libraries as far afield as California and Michigan in the United States as well as Denmark and Germany.
    • Visitors are reporting all hotels full, with many people having to stay as far afield as Preston and even Chesterfield.
    • Already there are fears that climate change will push malaria carrying mosquitoes even further afield.
    • The dozen delegates came from as far afield as China, the United States, Australia, Sweden and South Korea.
    • Marches were duly held across Europe and the US while demonstrations took place as far afield as Chile and Peru.
    • If you go further afield but use the kayak only to reach an inaccessible beach and shore dive, the issue of an unattended boat is irrelevant.
    • He also intends to invest in a comber to strip away unwanted leaves and a trailer so he can take sheaves to customers as far afield as Ireland and France.
    • Nearly 200 people, from as far afield as Holland and Denmark, offered to adopt him and now he has a new home in Yorkshire.
    • Recruits come from as far afield as Brazil, Hong Kong, Egypt, China, Poland, Italy and Germany.
    • But the signatories come from as far afield as Lille, Melbourne and Texas.
    • And such has been their success at making tracks that they have been travelling as far afield as Holland and Canada.
    • The pub has run a successful jazz club for about two years and regularly attracts members from as far afield as Bristol and Swindon.
    • His efforts have led him as far afield as Devon and Glasgow and left him £3,000 poorer in expenses and agency fees.
    • The story was carried as far afield as New York, Miami and Canada.
    • The riders, although mostly local, did draw supporters from as far afield as Wigan and the Furness peninsula.
    • Each year hoards of fans converge on Chippenham for the festival from as far afield as the USA and the Netherlands.
  • 2In the field (in reference to hunting)

    the satisfaction of a day afield
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the weather turns nasty on you while afield have no worry, as the Diascope is water and dust proof.
    • Hunting season is upon us, and some of you may want to work up a new load to take afield this fall.
    • I also agree that you don't have to come home with meat to have a successful day afield.
    • There are still a lot of hunters who go afield in a state of denial as if they'll never get lost or never get injured.
    • Not many hunters go afield these days dressed in jeans, a worn Army jacket and old work boots.

Origin

Middle English (in afield (sense 2)): from a- ‘on, in’ + field.

 
 
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