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Fold   [V N Paper Make Ed Piece Folded

英语单词 fold
英美音标 英 [fəʊld] 美 [foʊld]
中文释义 vt.包;折叠;交叉;拥抱
vi.翻倍;屈服;倒闭
n.折层;折痕
英语例句 (1) I folded the handkerchief and put it in my pocket.
(2) The paper should be folded in half.
(3) The border guard folded his arms across his chest and glared the front.
(4) if a business folds, it closes because it is not able to make enough money.
中文例句 (1) 我折好手绢,放进口袋里。
(2) 这张纸应该对折。
(3) 边防战士双手交叉于胸前紧紧瞪着前方。
(4) 如果有公司倒闭关门,那是因为它没办法赚取足够的钱。
vocabulary简明 To fold is to crease or bend something over so it covers part of itself. Before you put your clean sheets and towels away in the closet, you should probably fold them.
vocabulary扩展 Some people drop their clothes on the floor at the end of the day, while others neatly fold theirs. You can call the crease in a folded piece of paper or pillow case a fold too. There are several ways to fold, including to gently mix ingredients, incorporating them without stirring; and to drop out of a poker hand, laying your cards down on the table.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]折叠;折起;叠起 If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place.
  [V n]
  [V n prep/adv]
  [V-ed]
  • He folded the paper carefully...

    他把纸小心地折起来。

  • Fold the omelette in half...

    把煎蛋对折。

  • Fold the blanket back.

    把毛毯折回来。

  • ...a folded towel.

    折叠起来的毛巾

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]褶缝;褶痕;折叠线 A fold in a piece of paper or cloth is a bend that you make in it when you put one part of it over another part and press the edge.
  • Make another fold and turn the ends together.

    再折一下,把末端对齐。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词](布料的)褶皱,褶痕 The folds in a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat.
  [usu pl]
  • The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.

    牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。

4
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]折叠;折起 If a piece of furniture or equipment folds or if you can fold it, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it.
  [V adv/prep]
  [V adj]
  [V n]
  [V-ing]
  [Also V n adj]
  [V P]
  [V n P]
  • The back of the bench folds forward to make a table...

    长凳的靠背可以向前翻折成一张桌子。

  • This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...

    这张便携椅可以折叠,便于收纳。

  • Check if you can fold the buggy without having to remove the raincover.

    看看你是否能不用拿掉防雨罩就把童车折叠起来。

  • ...a folding beach chair.

    可折叠的沙滩椅

  • Fold up means the same as fold .fold up 同 fold
    • When not in use it folds up out of the way...

      不用时就折起放好。

    • Fold the ironing board up so that it is flat.

      把熨衣板折起放平。

5
[VERB 动词]交叉,交叠(双手或双臂) If you fold your arms or hands, you bring them together and cross or link them, for example over your chest.
  [V n]
  • Meer folded his arms over his chest and turned his head away...

    米尔双臂交叉在胸前,把头转到一边。

  • Mrs Ringrose sat down and folded her hands in her lap.

    林罗斯夫人坐下来,双手叠放在腿上。

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[VERB 动词](企业或组织)停业,关门 If a business or organization folds, it is unsuccessful and has to close.
  [V]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • But as other shops fold, the march of the superstores continues...

    但在其他商店纷纷关门倒闭之时,大型超市的强劲扩张势头却依旧不减。

  • 2,500 small businesses were folding each week.

    每周有2,500家小企业关张。

7
[N-SING 单数名词]队伍;同一群体的人 When someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come into the fold. When they leave the organization or group, you can say that they leave the fold .
  [the/poss N]
  • The EU wanted to bring the US back into the fold...

    欧盟想要让美国重新回到他们的阵营之中。

  • He might find it difficult to return to the family fold when he realizes his mistake.

    他可能会发现等他意识到自己的错误时再想重返家族已经非常难了。

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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](烹饪时将调料)调入,加入 In cooking, if you fold in an ingredient or fold it into the other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients.
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [V n P n]
  • Fold in the flour...

    拌入面粉。

  • Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.

    把奶油调入蛋黄液中。

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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]See also:
fold 4
fold-up
把…折叠起来 If you fold something up, you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times.
  [V n P]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  • She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse...

    她将其折叠起来,塞进了钱包里。

  • He folded up his paper and put it away.

    他把文件折了几折,然后收了起来。

相关词组:
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