afield的意思|afield的解释-里氏词典

afield [ә'fi:ld]

ad. 离开着, 偏离着, 在战场上

Missionaries went far afield to propagate their faith.
传教士到远方去传播其信仰.
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。
He went too far afield.
他离题太远了。

afield

[ adv ]

far away from home or one's usual surroundings

<adv.all>

looking afield for new lands to conquer

in or into a field (especially a field of battle)

<adv.all>

the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance

unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens

off the subject; beyond the point at issue

<adv.all>

such digressions can lead us too far afield

Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
1. To, in, or on the field. ``We drove afield.'' --Milton.

How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.

2. Out of the way; astray.

Why should he wander afield at the age of
fifty-five! --Trollope.

Further afield, Iceland has apparently been weighing a link to the Ecu, even though the US dollar makes up 18 per cent of the trade-weighted currency basket it uses at the moment.
With cheaper air fares, travelers have more vacation choices than in the past, and they are traveling farther afield.
The Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic have gone further afield, opening branches in the Sun Belt.
'We thought it would be more exciting to go further afield.
When one of Reagan's answers strayed far afield from the prosecutor's question, Webb angered the former chief executive by interrupting him to announce he had been unresponsive.
It starts simply, but wanders progressively further afield.
Unlike, for example, Kazakhstan, which can export raw materials further afield for its currency, Belarus is 100 per cent dependent on cheap Russian energy supplies to run the manufacturing industry which is its main source of revenue.
Small ads placed locally by the family were spread by others, and the further afield the appeals went, the more skewed the message became.
COMPETITION for new industry has grown so keen that cities and counties are joining forces to edge out rivals from farther afield.
'It's not a zero sum game,' he adds. This is already a well-established pattern for Singapore, destination for huge numbers of feeder services from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and as far afield as Sri Lanka and southern India.
The reason, as with so many other of the public-policy initiatives that have run far afield of Mr. Reagan's stated philosophy, lies with his staff.
But, as with fine jewellery, there are signs that women no longer wish to be dictated to by names and are slowly beginning to look further afield at the huge feast of faux treasures on offer.
He was flawless afield (ditto in game two), moved a runner along in the A's three-run second inning, and homered for his team's final tally.
Punters, prepared to pay up to Pounds 25 for a seat, arrive from as far afield as Scotland and Cornwall.
Ms. Bartlett's enthusiasts in the art world backed her wholeheartedly in this venture, even though it took her so far afield from her training as a painter.
As the leading German recitalists (Fassbaender and Schreier) have already taken part, that means looking further afield. Hence the programme at the Wigmore Hall on Thursday.
We're getting far afield." Under cross-examination, Llinares admitted he had written a book about Liberace and was trying to find a publisher.
But the purchase of Boston Whaler, a builder of power boats, "is certainly a little far afield of exactly where we were," acknowledged Paul Duncan, Reebok's chief financial officer.
But there are still doubts about how it will respond as events continue to unfold. Further afield, the US moral tone is viewed as a threat to the prosperity of Hong Kong during the critical period before the colony's transfer to Beijing.
Further afield, new routes have been opened to North America and Europe. It is the same story in virtually every city in east Asia.
Leading shareholders include John Govett and 3i. Mr Martin, advised by Kleinwort Benson, aims to have 200 pubs within and around the M25 before looking further afield.

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