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

单词	afield
释义	afield \əˈ-\ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Middle English afelde, from Old English on felda, on felde, from on + felda, felde, dative of feld field — more at field 1. a. : upon a field of battle < the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance > b. : out to a field of battle < fierce warriors rushing afield > 2. : into or in a field : in or into the countryside < unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the open season > < afield, too, he had a quick eye for scenery — Times Literary Supplement > 3. a. : away from home, usual surroundings, or native country : abroad < looking afield for new lands to conquer — R.A.Hall b.1911 > b. : to or at a distance : away from a given point — used especially with far or farther < they were at work far afield — Russell Lord > < he did not want to go any farther afield > 4. a. : outside the circle of one's immediate family, usual associates, or ordinary activities < always looking afield for new friends, new interests > < she did not go afield for those who affected art and advanced ideas — Willa Cather > b. : beyond one's ordinary methods of procedure or patterns of behavior : out of the way : to extreme lengths < an artist who has rarely gone afield for his striking effects > 5. a. : beyond the point at issue : off the subject : away from the line of reasoning or interest : astray — used especially with far or farther < inane remarks that were completely afield > < such a digression would lead us too far afield — R.W.Murray > b. : beyond evident causes, reasons, or circumstances — usually used with farther < a social upheaval that can be understood only by going farther afield > c. : beyond the fundamental limitations or boundaries < difficult problems that, so far as psychiatry is concerned, are quite afield >
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