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单词 fork
释义

fork

UK /fɔː(r)k/

Word Forms

singularfork
pluralforks

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end

    knives, forks, and spoons

    Beat the mixture with a fork to blend the ingredients.

    Synonyms and related words

    Knives, forks and spoons
  2. 2
    a garden tool used for breaking up the earth that consists of a long handle with three or four sharp metal points on the end
    Synonyms and related words

    Gardening and farming tools and machines
  3. 3
    a place where a road, path, or river divides into two parts to form a shape like a ‘Y’
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of roads and road systems
    1. 3a
      one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into
      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of roads and road systems
  4. 4
    an operating system that has developed from and is slightly different from an operating system that is still currently being used
    So, I’ll spell out what I think is happening here. We’re seeing an Android fork. There will be one line for smartphones, the current Android 2.3, Gingerbread, line, and the forthcoming Android 3, Honeycomb, line.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 09/11/2011

fork

US /fɔrk/

Word Forms

singularfork
pluralforks

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end

    knives, forks, and spoons

    Beat the mixture with a fork to blend the ingredients.

    Synonyms and related words

    Knives, forks and spoons
  2. 2
    a garden tool used for breaking up the earth that consists of a long handle with three or four sharp metal points on the end
    Synonyms and related words

    Gardening and farming tools and machines
  3. 3
    a place where a road, path, or river divides into two parts to form a shape like a “Y”
    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of roads and road systems
    1. 3a
      one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into
      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of roads and road systems
  4. 4
    an operating system that has developed from and is slightly different from an operating system that is still currently being used
    So, I’ll spell out what I think is happening here. We’re seeing an Android fork. There will be one line for smartphones, the current Android 2.3, Gingerbread, line, and the forthcoming Android 3, Honeycomb, line.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 09/11/2011

fork

UK /fɔː(r)k/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyfork
he/she/itforks
present participleforking
past tenseforked
past participleforked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two separate parts

    The road forked about two hundred yards in front of her.

    Synonyms and related words

    What roads, paths and areas of land do
    1. 1a
      Britishto turn and follow one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into

      With a wave, she forked left and was gone.

      Synonyms and related words

      To move, or to move something away or back
  2. 2
    transitive to move food using a fork

    Jessica didn’t answer, she was busy forking food into her mouth.

    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  3. 3
    transitive to dig the ground or to lift something with a garden fork
    Synonyms and related words

    To dig
    Synonyms and related words

    Gardening
  4. 4
    to create a variant form of an operating system
    Google has forked Android (a headline)
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 09/11/2011

phrasal verbs

fork out

fork

US /fɔrk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyfork
he/she/itforks
present participleforking
past tenseforked
past participleforked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two separate parts

    The road forked about two hundred yards in front of her.

    Synonyms and related words

    What roads, paths and areas of land do
    1. 1a
      Britishto turn and follow one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into
      Synonyms and related words

      To move, or to move something away or back
  2. 2
    transitive to move food using a fork

    Jessica didn’t answer, she was busy forking food into her mouth.

    Synonyms and related words

    To eat in a particular way
  3. 3
    transitive to dig the ground or to lift something with a garden fork
    Synonyms and related words

    To dig
    Synonyms and related words

    Gardening
  4. 4
    to create a variant form of an operating system
    Google has forked Android (a headline)
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 09/11/2011

phrasal verbs

fork out
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