forked HfC:kt, $fC:rkt adj [not gradable] 叉状的，分岔的，分杈的 a forked tail / stick 分叉的尾巴/分杈的树枝 forked lightning 之字形的闪电 a snake's forked tongue 蛇的叉状舌头 If someone speaks with a forked tongue, they tell lies or say one thing and mean something else. 说谎话，口是心非，言不由衷