名 a level open space，threshing ground，[方]country fair，market；量 （用于事情的经过） for the duration of sth.；

[例句] 最近的一场雨把瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。 The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.

[例句] 虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。 It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.

market house，marketplace，market，bazaar，agora ；

[例句] 从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。 Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.

[例句] 小说在出版市场上占了很大的份额。 Fiction takes up a large slice of the publishing market.

airdrome，airfield，airport，flying field，aerodrome ；

[例句] 飞机获准降落于不伦瑞克的格林科机场。 The plane had been cleared for landing at Brunswick's Glynco Airport.

[例句] 他回到机场时听到自己的汽车报警器响了。 He returned to the airport to find his car alarm going off.

scene，locale，spot；

[例句] 她拍的每一张照片中都传递出一种临场感，使人有如亲临现场。 In every one of her pictures she conveys a sense of immediacy.

[例句] 与在录音棚里录音相比，她更喜欢现场表演。 She'smuch happier performing live than in a recording studio.

area，yard，space，place，field ；

[例句] 工作场地是个空荡荡的大仓库。 The work space is a bare and cavernous warehouse.

[例句] 由于场地积水太多比赛被取消了。 The match is off because of a waterlogged pitch.

battlefield，battleground，battlefront，a field of honour，cockpit；

[例句] 将军不喜欢非战斗部队人员靠近战场。 The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.

[例句] 从战场返乡的士兵挤爆了劳动力市场。 Soldiers returning from the war had glutted the job market.

fishing ground，fishery，fishing ；

[例句] 这是世界上最好的渔场之一. This is one of the world's best fishing grounds.

[例句] 最好的渔场在这些岛屿周围。 The best fishing grounds are around the islands.

place，site，lieu，room，concourse ；

[例句] 据报道，警察、车辆和商业经营场所均遭到袭击。 Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.

[例句] 现在许多工作场所禁止吸烟。 Smoking is now banned in many places of work.

scene ，spectacle，occasion ；

[例句] 电视台受到警告，要求对暴力场面的描绘采取谨慎态度。 Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting scenes of violence.

[例句] 他把气氛和场面调动得轻松愉快。 He sets the atmosphere and shapes the scenes pleasingly.

farm ；

[例句] 数年前，艾莱的农场就实现了机械化。 Mechanization happened years ago on the farms of Islay.

[例句] 不过，他最宝贵的时光将在自己的农场里平静地度过。 His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm.

range，shooting range，target range，firing range ；

[例句] 靶场主任必须确保选手遵守关卡的指示. The Range Officer ensures that competitors comply with the stage instructions.

[例句] 靶场主任对这类争执有最后的决定权. The final decision rests with the Range Master in such cases.

entrance，admission ；

[例句] 我们可以半价入场。 We can get in half-price.

[例句] 早上10：30开门，免费入场。 Gates open at 10.30am and admission is free.

square，public square，esplanade，maidan，piazza ；

[例句] 在热闹广场的另一边，摊贩叫卖着热狗和羊角三明治。 Across the busy plaza, vendors sell hot dogs and croissant sandwiches.

[例句] 玛丽莲最后一次公开亮相是在麦迪逊广场花园。 Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.

workshop，atelier，work-house ；

[例句] 一些当地机构和志愿组织也为残疾人开设了一些工场。 Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people.

[例句] 工场手工业代替了这种经营方式. The manufacturing system took its place.

on the spot，then and there，extempore，locus in quo，on the ground ；

[例句] 我和男朋友去抢劫一家商店，被当场逮到了。 My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.

[例句] 我的司机当场身亡。 My driver was killed outright.

theatre，house，odeum，playhouse，theater ；

[例句] 皇家剧院是英国最古老的剧场之一。 The Theatre Royal is one of the oldest playhouses in Britain.

[例句] 剧场里顿时泛起一片疑惧。 A frisson of appre-hension rippled round the theatre.

playground，playing field，schoolyard，[医] gymnasium；名 stadium，field ；

[例句] 运动场管理员全力整备球场。 The ground staff do all they can to prepare the pitch.

[例句] 他绕着运动场跌跌撞撞地走着，并且痛苦地大叫。 He staggered around the playground, screaming in agony.

occasion，situation ；

[例句] 地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。 By-laws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.

[例句] 在这样的场合怎么会有人显得忧伤呢？ How can anyone look sad at an occasion like this?

stadium，gym，palaestra，palestra ；

[例句] 这个体育场配备了8万多个观众座席。 The stadium has been fitted with seating for over eighty thousand spectators.

[例句] 首日比赛结束后，体育场空无一人。 The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics.

be present，show up，turn up，be on the scene，enter an appearance ；

[例句] 承诺将召开一次会议，但是不允许记者到场。 A meeting was promised, but the Press was not admitted.

[例句] 每位宾客一到场都会有人送上葡萄酒或香槟鸡尾酒。 On arrival, guests are offered wine or a champagne cocktail.