a piece of land prepared for playing a game;

"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

the circumstances under which competition occurs;

"the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

the internet is a much larger playing field than pc operating systems.

互联网是一个比pc操作系统大得多的竞技场。

they once asked me for advice about purchasing a cots human-resources system, and i advised them against it: why should they put themselves on a level playing field with their competitors?

他们曾就购买cots人力资源系统咨询过我的意见，我建议他们不要那样做：为什么要让自己置身于一个和对手公平竞争的环境呢？

we share an interest in improving governance and strengthening institutions to create a level playing field for business.

在改善治理、强化制度，以便为商业创造一个平等的竞争环境方面，我们拥有共同利益。

whether it is the question of employment, opportunity, pay, or access to finance, there is a tremendous amount of work to do to level the playing field for women.

无论是在就业、机会、工资问题上，还是在融资渠道方面，都有大量的工作要做，来为妇女创造一个平等的竞争环境。

this has put it on an equal playing field with other high-performance server platforms.

这让它可以与其他高性能的服务器平台在一个对等的领域中进行竞争了。

we are so envious of what others have, that we try to level the playing field in our minds, by buying our way up to their 「status」.

人们是如此羡慕旁人所拥有的东西，以至于我们也想买同样的东西来达到平衡，或觉得这样就可以提高自己的地位。

the german public is a long way from accepting it; yet it is clearly needed in order to reestablish a level playing field in europe.

让德国公众接受这一方案还有很长的路要走，但如果想在欧洲创造一个平等竞技场的话，这一方案是必不可少的。

but it's clear, many entrepreneurs feel they have to embellish or twist the truth, or outright fabricate some friendly 「facts, 」 to help level the playing field for their business.

但很明显，许多企业家感到他们不得不修饰或扭曲事实，或直接捏造某些友善的「事实」，以摆平生意场上的问题。

he’s been off the playing field for most of secretinvasion, but his 2009 looks to see him back in the mix.

在《秘密入侵》的大部分章节中他都没有出现，但是在2009年他有可能在混乱中卷土重来。

for all his talk of only seeking a level playing field for native applicants, i think he is hinting that employers are unreasonably shunning britons.

他所有的谈话都是为本国求职者寻求一个公平的比赛场所，我想他这是在暗示，雇主不用英国人，毫无道理可言【是没有道理的】。

the uk has a good deal more in common with the us than it does with finland, but is increasingly recognising that access to good quality education is a playing field that needs to be levelled.

比起芬兰，英国在这方面与美国有更多的相似点。但有一点正变得日益明显，获得优质教育是一场激烈的竞争，而人们需要确保它的公正性。

we need to create an equal playing field in the sky where passengers have the same fare.

我们需要在空中建立一个平等的机舱空间，乘客无论胖瘦，票价相同。

telling people the cost of using their credit cards, in a way they can understand and internalize, levels the playing field and lets each person make an informed, unhindered decision for himself.

以能被人们能够理解和内化的方式，告诉他们使用信用卡的费用，培育良好的市场环境，使得让每个人能为自己的做出明智的、不受羁绊的决定。