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2023恋练有词考研英语真题词汇6500分层串记牌组

Folk People Country Traditional Music Ordinary Plural N

The word "folk" can refer to people as a group, family members, or be used to address groups. As an adjective, it describes things that are traditional or characteristic of ordinary people, such as folk art or folk music.

The word "folk" can refer to people in general (plural form), close family members (informal), or be used as a form of address for a group. It can also function as an adjective meaning traditional or relating to ordinary people, as seen in "folk art" or "folk music."

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/fo͟ʊk/
Folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 义项1的复数形式亦可用 folk。
1
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]人们；大家 You can refer to people as folk or folks .
  [usu with supp]

  • Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid...

    老乡会告诉你有些地方动物是不会去的。

  • These are the folks from the local TV station.

    这些是当地电视台来的人。

  • ...old folks.

    老年人

2
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]亲人；家人；(尤指)双亲 You can refer to your close family, especially your mother and father, as your folks .
  [usu poss N]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]

  • I've been avoiding my folks lately.

    我近来一直在避开家人。

3
[N-VOC 称呼名词](与人交谈时的称呼)大伙儿，诸位 You can use folks as a term of address when you are talking to several people.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]

  • 'It's a question of money, folks,' I announced...

    “诸位，这是一个钱的问题，”我郑重其事地说。

  • This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.

    就是这个，伙计们，业内最好的唱片指南。

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[ADJ 形容词](艺术或习俗)大众的，民俗的 Folk art and customs are traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
  [ADJ n]

  • ...South American folk art.

    南美洲的民间艺术

  • ...traditional Chinese folk medicine.

    传统的中国民间医术

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[ADJ 形容词](音乐)大众的，民间的 Folk music is music which is traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
  [ADJ n]

  • ...Irish folk music.

    爱尔兰民间音乐

  • Folk is also a noun.

    • ...a variety of music including classical, jazz, and folk.

      包括古典、爵士和民间音乐的各种音乐

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[ADJ 形容词]大众的；普通百姓的 Folk can be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people.
  [ADJ n]

  • Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars...

    在格林尼治村的酒吧里杰克是人们心目中的英雄。

  • Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.

    比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。
Oxford folk / fəʊk ; NAmE foʊk /
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adjective
 folk folks noun 1 ( also folks especially in NAmE ) [plural ] ( informal) people in general 人们 ◆ ordinary working-class folk 普通劳动大众 ◆ I'd like a job working with old folkor kids. 我喜欢与老人或小孩打交道的工作。 ◆ the folks back home (= from the place where you come from) 家乡的乡亲父老 2 folks [plural ] ( informal) a friendly way of addressing more than one person 各位；大伙儿 ◆ Well, folks, what are we going to do today? 喂，伙计们，我们今天要干什么？ 3 folks [plural ] ( informal) ( especially NAmE) the members of your family, especially your parents 亲属；家属；（尤指）爹妈 ◆ How are your folks? 你爸妈好吗？ 4 [plural ] people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life （某国、某地区或某生活方式的）普通百姓 ◆ country folk 乡下人 ◆ townsfolk 城里人 ◆ farming folk 农民 5 ( also ˈfolk music ) [uncountable ] music in the traditional style of a country or community 民间音乐 ◆ a folk festival/concert 民间音乐节╱会 adjective [only before noun ] 1 (of art, culture, etc. 艺术、文化等 ) traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community 传统民间的；民俗的 ◆ folk art 民间艺术 ◆ a folk museum 民俗博物馆 2 based on the beliefs of ordinary people 流传民间的；普通百姓的 ◆ folk wisdom 民间智慧 ◆ Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine. 大蒜广泛应用于中国民间医药。 folk / fəʊk ; NAmE foʊk /
LDC
folk1 noun
folk2 adjective
folkfolk1 /fəʊk $ foʊk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
Word Origin
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Collocations
Phrases
1[plural] (also folks) especially American English people:  I’m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren’t here. Thanks to the folks at NBC. Wait till the folks back home hear about this!young/old folk British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.2folks [plural] a)especially American English your parents and family:  Is it OK if I call my folks? b)used when talking to a group of people in a friendly way:  That’s all for now, folks.3country/farming etc folk [plural] (also country etc folks American English) literary people who live in a particular area or do a particular kind of work:  simple country folk4[uncountable] folk music:  a folk singer
folk1 noun
folk2 adjective
folkfolk2 adjective [only before noun]
Examples
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Phrases
1folk art, stories, customs etc are traditional and typical of the ordinary people who live in a particular area:  folk tales an Irish folk song2folk science/psychology/wisdom etc science etc that is based on the ideas or beliefs that ordinary people have, and does not involve a high level of technical knowledge3folk medicine/remedy a traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simple treatments rather than scientific methods
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Spoken:

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folks[41691]
民间音乐(45%)，人们(26%)，民间的(20%)，双亲(9%)
n.民族；人们；亲属（复数）
adj.民间的
n.(Folk)人名；(英、匈、捷)福克

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