词汇field的用法3

一只小小的耳朵:When playing baseball, the infielders and outfielders are the ones who field the balls. They catch the balls hit or thrown in the field and then make the best play they can. So, we can say they are playing in the field. 在打棒球的时候，内野手和外野手都是接球手，他们要接住场上的球，然后拿出最好的表现。所以，我们称他们在场上比赛（playing in the field）。

一只小小的耳朵:However, they are not playing the field. That is something completely different!Playing the field has nothing to do with sports. We use it mostly to talk about dating. Someone who plays the field is romantically involved with more than one person. 然而，他们没有脚踏多只船（playing the field），这是完全不同的东西。Playing the field跟体育运动没有任何关系。我们主要用它来讨论约会。脚踏多只船是指跟一个以上的人保持暧昧。