单词 | fold |
释义 | verb | noun foldfold1 /foʊld/ ●●○ S3 W2 verb 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] 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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