afield

英 [ə'fiːld] 美 [ə'fiːld]

• adv. 远离着(家乡)；在或去远处；在野外

英英释义

Adverb:

1. far away from home or one's usual surroundings;

   "looking afield for new lands to conquer"
   

2. 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"
   

3. off the subject; beyond the point at issue;

   "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Some villagers have never been further afield than the neighbouring town.
   有些村民从未远离过附近的市镇。
2. Don't go too far afield or we might lose you.
   不要走得太远，要不然我们会找不到你的。
3. Missionaries went far afield to propagate their faith.
   传教士到远方去传播其信仰。
4. Journalists came from as far afield as China and Brazil.
   新闻记者来自中国、巴西等远方国度。
5. Once he starts talking, he will go far afield from his original topic.
   他只要一开始说话，就会偏离原来的话题。
6. The herdsman drove afield battening his flocks with the fresh dews of night.
   牧人把羊群赶到野外，用夜晚的新鲜露水催肥。

经典引文

• I had..never been further afield than Fulham.

  出自： C. Kingsley

词汇搭配

• far afield 远方(在远方...

近反义词

【近义词】

• abroad 到国外