| 单词 | afield |
| 释义 | afield (once / 3350 pages) adv Afield means at a far distance. When you go far afield, you travel a very long way. If your job takes you halfway around the world, you can say that you work far afield, and if you and your siblings live on different continents, your family is spread far afield. You'll almost always see the word "far" before afield, since it describes long distances. The word was originally a contraction of the Middle English in felde, from the Old English on felda, "in the field." WORD FAMILYafield USAGE EXAMPLESRubin became an inspiration for women in science, especially, and further afield. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Cleaning up a river, Shaffer observed, means accounting for factors far afield of its immediate path. The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) Many universities say the rhetoric over immigration control is also jeopardizing recruitment of researchers and students from further afield. Seattle Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1adv far away from home or one's usual surroundings "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall Syn abroad 2adv off the subject; beyond the point at issue such digressions can lead us too far afield 3adv in or into a field (especially a field of battle) the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens |
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