n. 田;(作某种用途的)场地;(学习或研究的)领域;运动场;
vi. [棒球、板球等]担任外场员,担任守队队员;接守,接防;接,掷还(球);
adj. 实地的;[体育]1)。 在田赛场地进行的2)。 田赛的;军事]野战的;在实地工作的;
vt. 保护;把(农作物等)晒在场上;[棒球、板球等]按(或截)(球);即席圆满回答;
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.