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 .
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.
'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。
4
[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.
...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
5
[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.
...Irish folk music.
爱尔兰民间音乐
Folk is also a noun.