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| 1 | T to bend a piece of paper or cloth and press one part of it over another part 折叠；对折 |
| Carrie folded the letter and slid it into a drawer. 卡丽把信折好塞进抽屉。 |
| fold sth in half/two Fold the paper in half diagonally. 沿着对角线把纸对折。 |
| fold sth neatly/carefully She folded the towel neatly and hung it over the rail. 她把毛巾叠好挂在横杆上。 |
| | 1a | to cover something by bending a piece of paper or cloth around it 包；裹 | | fold sth in sth She picked up the insect and gently folded it in a handkerchief. 她拾起那只昆虫用手绢轻轻包好。 | | fold sth around sth He folded the newspaper carefully around the plants. 他用报纸小心地包裹植物。 | |
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| 2 | I/T if something folds or you can fold it , you can bend part of it so that it becomes smaller and easier to carry or store （使）折叠；可以折叠 |
| Jed folded the penknife and slipped it into his pocket. 杰德把铅笔刀合上塞进衣袋里。 |
| fold (sth) up/down/away The bed folds away conveniently for storage. 这张床可以折叠，便于存放。 |
| fold (sth) flat The table folds flat for easy storage. 饭桌可以竖直叠，容易存放。 |
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| 3 | fold I if a business folds, it closes because it is not able to make enough money （企业）破产，倒闭，停止营业 |
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| 4 | I if your legs fold , they suddenly become weak and unable to support your weight , so that you fall to the ground （腿）突然发软，抽筋 |
| Sue felt her legs folding under her, then she fainted. 她觉得双腿突然发软，接着就晕倒了。 |
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| - | fold your arms/hands
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| to cross one arm or hand over the other |
| 双臂/双手交叠（或交叉） |
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| The border guard folded his arms across his chest and glared. 边防卫士双臂交叉放在胸前怒目而视。 |
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| - | fold sb in your arms mainly literary
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| to put your arms around someone |
| 拥抱某人 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌfold ˈin or ˌfold ˈinto |
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| 1 | to use a spoon or knife to add something slowly and gently to a mixture 把…调入；把…拌进 | Fold the cocoa into the cake mixture. 在制作蛋糕的糊里调入可可粉。 | |
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| 2 | to combine things that were previously separate so they can be dealt with together 合并；使融合 | The bill would fold three agencies into the State Department in a cost-saving plan. 法案将按照节约开支的计划把3个机构并入国务院。 | |
| - | ˌfold ˈup |
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| 1 | T to make something smaller by bending it over on itself more than once 折起；折叠 | His clothes were neatly folded up on a chair. 他的衣服整整齐齐地叠放在椅子上。 | |
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| 2 | I fold13 | Two months later the company folded up. 两个月后这家公司倒闭了。 | |
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