leftfield

Thân thiện

The batter hit a fly ball to leftfield.

Definition

Noun: 1. Baseball Position: The defensive position in the outfield that is to the left of center field, from the perspective of the catcher or home plate. The player stationed here is responsible for catching balls hit into this area. 2. Baseball Area: The section of the outfield, between left foul line and center field, that is defended by the left fielder.

Usage Examples

• As a Position:
  • The manager decided to put his fastest runner in leftfield.
  • She has a very strong throwing arm, which makes her perfect for leftfield.
• As an Area of the Field:
  • The batter hit a deep fly ball to leftfield.
  • The home run landed just inside the foul pole in leftfield.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative/Informal Use: In broader, non-baseball contexts, "left field" (often spelled as two words) can describe something that is unconventional, surprising, or coming from an unexpected source. This is an idiomatic extension.
  • His question came completely out of left field; no one was expecting it.
  • That idea is really out in left field.

Variants and Related Words

• Left fielder (n.): The player who occupies the position of leftfield.
  • The left fielder made a spectacular catch to end the inning.
• Left-field (adj.): Used attributively to describe something related to the leftfield area or position.
  • That's the left-field wall. (Note: The figurative informal meaning "unconventional" is also often used as a compound adjective: a left-field idea).

Synonyms

• Position/Area: (No direct synonyms in baseball terminology; it is a specific term.)
• Figurative Sense: Unconventional, unexpected, bizarre, offbeat.

Related Idioms

• Out of left field: Describes something that is sudden, unexpected, or strange.
  • His angry outburst was out of left field; he's usually so calm.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
2. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
   • the batter flied out to left

Từ đồng nghĩa

• left field
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