单词	fold
释义	verb | noun foldfold1 /foʊld/ ●●○ S3 W2 verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYfold1 Origin: Old English fealdan Verb Table VERB TABLE fold Simple Form Present I, you, we, they fold he, she, it folds Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they folded Present perfect I, you, we, they have folded he, she, it has folded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had folded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will fold Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have folded Continuous Form Present I am folding he, she, it is folding you, we, they are folding Past I, he, she, it was folding you, we, they were folding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been folding he, she, it has been folding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been folding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be folding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been folding Collocations COLLOCATIONS► fold ... in half  Roll the dough out and fold it in half. ► folded under her  The fawn’s legs folded under her, and she fell. 1BEND [transitive] to bend a piece of paper, cloth, etc. so that one part covers another part:  Fold the paper along the dotted line. Roll the dough out and fold it in half.fold something under/over/down etc. (=take one side and fold it in a particular direction so it is covered by the other side)2MAKE SMALLER/NEATER [transitive] (also fold up) to fold something several times so that it makes a small neat shape:  Fold up your clothes, and put them away. The blankets were folded at the bottom of the bed.3FURNITURE ETC. [intransitive, transitive] if something such as a piece of furniture folds or you fold it, you make it smaller or move it to a different position by bending it or closing it:  The chairs fold flat for easy storage.fold something forward/up/down etc. Fold the seat forward so Becky can get in.fold away/up/down etc. The computer screen folds down over the keyboard. The sofa folds out into a bed.4BUSINESS [intransitive] if a business folds, it fails and is not able to continue:  One of the biggest newspapers in the region has folded.5COVER [transitive] to cover something, especially by wrapping it in material: fold something in something Some old pennies were folded in the handkerchief.6fold your arms to bend your arms so they are resting across your chest:  George stood silently with his arms folded.7fold somebody in your arms literary to hold someone closely by putting your arms around him or her8LEGS [intransitive] if your legs fold, they suddenly become too weak to support you so that you fall to the ground:  The fawn’s legs folded under her, and she fell.9ROCKS [intransitive, transitive] earth science if a layer of rock folds or something folds it, it bends or becomes curved[Origin: Old English fealdan]fold something in/into phrasal verb to gently mix another substance into a mixture when you are preparing food:  Whip the cream and fold it into the cooled custard.fold up phrasal verb1fold something ↔ up to fold something several times so that it makes a small neat shape:  She folded up the letter and put it in her pocket.2if something such as a piece of furniture folds up, you can make it smaller or move it to a different position by bending it or closing it:  My umbrella folds up and fits in my purse.3fold something ↔ up to make something such as a piece of furniture smaller or move it to a different position by bending it or closing it:  Fold up the ironing board please. verb | noun foldfold2 ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYfold2 Origin: (1,2,5) 1200-1300 ➔ FOLD1 (3,4) Old English falod Collocations COLLOCATIONS► return to the fold  Democrats have to find some way to make voters return to the fold (=vote for them again). ► in the fold  The Church is happy to have him back in the fold. 1LOOSE SKIN/MATERIAL [usually plural] the folds in material, skin, etc. are the loose parts that hang over other parts of it: fold of He hid the knife in the folds of his robe.2LINE a line made in paper, cloth, etc. when you fold one part of it over another:  Cut the cardboard along the fold.3GROUP the fold a group of people who have shared aims or beliefs, or who work together:  Democrats have to find some way to make voters return to the fold (=vote for them again). The Church is happy to have him back in the fold.4SHEEP literary a small area of a field where sheep are kept for safety5ROCK earth science a bend in layers of rock, caused by movements under the earth
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