infield
/ˈɪnfiːld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnfiːld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌfēld/ (ame, mw)
infield — 名詞
- infieldsingular
- infieldsplural
1. in baseball or cricket, the inner section of the field that surrounds the bases
內野
棒球或板球場上靠近打者的內側區域或內野手
in baseball or cricket, the inner section of the field that surrounds the bases and lies nearest the batter; also used for the defensive players who stand at those inside positions.
Heloísa hit a slow ground ball that rolled gently into the infield.
Heloísa 打出一顆慢速滾地球，緩緩滾進內野。
collocation: hit / roll into the infield
Coach Tunde told Joon to cover more ground when playing the infield.
Tunde 教練要 Joon 在防守內野時要負責更大的範圍。
collocation: play / cover the infield
The Yankees infield made three quick double plays during the seventh inning.
洋基隊的內野手在第七局完成了三次快速雙殺。
Heavy rain left the infield too muddy to play on by Sunday morning.
週日早上，大雨把內野泡得太爛，無法比賽。
Asher practised throwing from deep in the infield to first base every afternoon.
Asher 每天下午都練習從內野深處傳球到一壘。
- diamond
informal; specifically the baseball infield viewed as a shape
- inner field
rare, descriptive paraphrase rather than the standard term
- outfield
the outer playing area, beyond the infield
文法句型
the infield
play the infield
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the'. Refers to either the area itself or the players in it; the meaning is usually clear from context (people 'play the infield', rain 'soaks the infield').