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fold² /fəʊld/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 折叠；对折
fold a blanket (letter) 折毯子(信)
He folded down the corner of his page. 他将他正在看的那一书页折一个角。
2. 交叠；缠绕
fold one's hands 十指交叉地握住双手
fold one's arms on one's chest 双臂交叉放在胸前
fold one's arms about sb.'s neck 搂住某人的脖子
3. (鸟)收拢(翅膀)
The eagle folded its wings. 鹰收拢翅膀。
4. 抱；拥抱
fold sb. (sth.) in one's arms 抱住某人(某物)
5. 包；裹
She folded the sandwich in wax paper. 她用蜡纸包三明治。
6. 〈诗〉包围，笼罩
a hill folded in mist 薄雾笼罩的山丘
7. 拌(食品配料)；使融合
8. 〈口〉使停止；使结束
They folded the business with great loss. 他们承受着惨重的损失关闭企业。
9. 使(岩石层)形成褶皱
10. 【牌】将(牌)面朝下放表示退出
❷ vi.
1. 折叠起来；可以折叠
Does this chair fold? 这把椅子可以折叠吗?
2. 垮掉，彻底失败；(企业等)倒闭；停止；结束，停演
That newspaper folded in 1988. 那家报纸于1988年停办。
I was ready to go back home as soon as the job folded. 我已准备好工作一结束就回家。
3. 缠绕
4. 【牌】将牌面朝下放表示退出
II n.
1. 褶，裥
a fold of a skirt 裙褶
2. 褶痕；褶缝
cut paper along a fold 按褶痕裁纸
3. 【印】折页
4. 折叠；对折
5. 褶层；折叠部分
wrap sth. in folds of cloth 把某物放在布的褶层中包起
6. 能被折叠的东西；折叠器
7. 〈主英〉山地的起伏
8. 【地】(波浪状的)褶皱
9. 【解】(膜等的)皱襞，褶
10. (蛇、绳等的)盘绕
[<OE fealdan; 与 ON falda, OHG faldan, L duplus double, Gr haploos simple 有关] phr. fold away (使)叠起， (使)折起 These chairs can be folded away and put in the car. 这些椅子可以折叠起来放在汽车里。These chairs fold away inside the car. 这些椅子可被折起放在汽车里。fold down 把…折下 (或翻下)Don't fold down the corners of the page, it damages the book. 别把书页的角折起，那样会把书弄坏的。fold in 【烹】调入，拌进 (配料)Gently fold in 2 eggs. 轻轻拌入两只鸡蛋。fold into 【烹】把…调入 Fold the beaten egg into the flour. 把打好的蛋调入面粉。fold out 能被摊开 fold up 1. (使)折起； (因痛、 大笑)(使)弓起身子 You have to fold the letter up to fit it into the envelope. 你得把信折起来才能放进信封。She folded up with laughter at the sight of the funny clothes. 她一看见那奇装异服就笑弯了腰。2. 坍塌；垮掉 The old shelf folded up under the heavy weight. 旧架子在重压下坍倒了。3. 〈口〉破产；垮台；倒闭，停止营业 The business folded up. 商行倒闭了。 |