1 VERB 折叠;折起;叠起 If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place. 折叠;折起;叠起
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He folded the paper carefully. [VERB noun]
他把纸小心地折起来。
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Fold the omelette in half. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
把煎蛋对折。
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Fold the blanket back. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
把毛毯折回来。
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...a folded towel. [VERB-ed]
折叠起来的毛巾
SYN bend, double, gather, tuck
2 N-COUNT 褶缝;褶痕;折叠线 A fold in a piece of paper or cloth is a bend that you make in it when you put one part of it over another part and press the edge. 褶缝;褶痕;折叠线
SYN crease, turn, gather, bend
3 N-COUNT [usually plural] (布料的)褶皱，褶痕 The folds in a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat. (布料的)褶皱，褶痕
4 V-ERG 折叠;折起 If a piece of furniture or equipment folds or if you can fold it, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it. 折叠;折起 [Also V n adj]
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The back of the bench folds forward to make a table. [VERB adv./prep.]
长凳的靠背可以向前翻折成一张桌子。
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This portable seat folds flat for easy storage. [VERB adj.ive]
这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。
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Check if you can fold the buggy without having to remove the raincover. [VERB noun]
看看你是否能不用拿掉防雨罩就把童车折叠起来。
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...a folding beach chair. [VERB-ing]
可折叠的沙滩椅
Fold up means the same as
fold .
fold up 同 fold 5 VERB 交叉，交叠(双手或双臂) If you fold your arms or hands, you bring them together and cross or link them, for example over your chest. 交叉，交叠(双手或双臂)
6 VERB (企业或组织)停业，关门 If a business or organization folds, it is unsuccessful and has to close. (企业或组织)停业，关门 [mainly British, business]
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But as other shops fold, the march of the superstores continues. [VERB]
但在其他商店纷纷关门倒闭之时，大型超市的强劲扩张势头却依旧不减。
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2,500 small businesses were folding each week. [VERB]
每周有2,500家小企业关张。
7 N-SING 队伍;同一群体的人 When someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come into the fold. When they leave the organization or group, you can say that they leave the fold . 队伍;同一群体的人
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The EU wanted to bring the US back into the fold.
欧盟想要让美国重新回到他们的阵营之中。
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He might find it difficult to return to the family fold when he realizes his mistake.
他可能会发现等他意识到自己的错误时再想重返家族已经非常难了。
8 PHRASAL VERB (烹饪时将调料)调入，加入 In cooking, if you fold in an ingredient or fold it into the other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients. (烹饪时将调料)调入，加入
9 PHRASAL VERB 把…折叠起来 If you fold something up, you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times. 把…折叠起来
10See also:fold 4 fold-up
Phrasal verbs: - fold infold up
| Word Partnership | Use fold with: |
| ADV. | fold carefully, fold gently, fold neatly 1 |
| N. | fold clothes, fold paper 1 fold your arms/hands 5 |
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