| 词汇 | fold |
| 释义 | fold verb uk/fəʊld/ us/foʊld/ (BEND) B1 [ I or T ]折叠，对折（尤指纸或布）；可折叠，可对折 to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way I folded the letter (in half) and put it in an envelope. 我把信对折后装进一个信封里。 He had a neatly folded handkerchief in his jacket pocket. 他的上衣口袋里有一方叠得整整齐齐的手帕。 Will you help me to fold (up) the sheets? 你能帮我把床单叠起来吗？ The table folds up when not in use. 桌子不用时可以折叠起来。 [ T ] literary包，裹 to wrap She folded her baby in a blanket. 她把婴儿裹在一块毯子里。 He folded his arms around her. 他用双臂搂住了她。 fold your arms 双臂交叉在胸前 to bring your arms close to your chest and hold them together He folded his arms and shook his head disapprovingly. He looked around the room and then folded his arms across his chest. If you fold your arms, people will think you are upset and defensive. I used to know when my dad was cross with us because he would fold his arms. He leaned back in his chair, folded his arms and put his feet up on the desk. [ T ]盘起，交叠 to move a part of your body into a position where it is close to your body She sat with her legs folded under her. 她盘腿而坐。
(FAIL) [ I ]（企业）倒闭 (of a business) to close because of failure Many small businesses fold within the first year. 许多小公司在第一年就倒闭了。 Phrasal verb fold something in/fold something into something （烹调中）把…调入，拌入 (in cooking) to mix a substance into another substance by turning it gently with a spoon Fold the egg whites into the cake mixture. 把蛋白调入蛋糕混合物。 Fold in the flour. 拌入面粉。 fold noun [ C ] uk/fəʊld/ us/foʊld/ (BEND) （纸、布的）褶线，褶痕 a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded Make a fold across the centre of the card. 在卡片中间折一道线。 geology specialized（地壳岩层的）褶皱 a bend in a layer of rock under the earth's surface caused by movement there (SHELTER) 羊栏，羊圈 a small area of a field surrounded by a fence where sheep can be put for shelter for the night the fold 家;（某人）所属的组织 your home or an organization where you feel you belong Her children are all away at college now, but they always return to the fold during the holidays. 她的孩子们现在全都离家上大学了，但是他们假期总是都回来。 After the last election, the Republican Party tried to bring former conservatives back into the fold. The team offered the star forward everything they could to bring her into the fold. She was afraid that he'd become upset with the church and leave the fold. They welcomed the newest family member into the fold. Idiom above/below the foldidiom （报纸的）上／下半折（被认为是用来刊登文章或广告的较好／较差位置） the top/bottom half of a newspaper, that can/cannot be seen when it is folded in half and is considered a good/bad place to have an article or advertisement （网页）不需要／需要翻页可看到的部分 the part of a web page that can/cannot be seen before you scroll down the page -fold suffix uk/ -fəʊld/ us/ -foʊld/ 由…部分组成;…倍 having the stated number of parts, or multiplied by the stated number threefold 3倍 fourfold 4倍 The problems are twofold - firstly, economic, and secondly, political. 这些问题是双重的：第一，经济上的;第二，政治上的。 In the last 50 years, there has been a 33-fold increase in the amount of pesticide used in farming. 在过去50年里，用于农业的杀虫剂数量增长了33倍。 |
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