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| 1 | C a bend or line on a piece of paper or cloth that you make when you press one part of it over another （纸或布的）折痕，褶缝 |
| Make a second fold 5 centimetres above the first. 在第一条褶缝上方5厘米处再叠一条褶缝。 |
| Open the paper flat and cut along the fold. 把纸展平并沿着折痕裁开。 |
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| 2 | C usually plural a curved piece of cloth that hangs in a loose way （布的）褶，裥 |
| the soft folds of the curtain 窗帘柔软的褶 |
| Her elegant legs were hidden in the folds of her skirt. 她优美的双腿隐藏在裙褶里。 |
| | 2a | C an area of skin that hangs in a loose way on someone’ s body （皮肤的）皱皮，褶 | | folds of fat flesh 肥肉上的皱皮 | |
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| 3 | C a small area enclosed by a fence or wall in a field , used for keeping sheep 羊栏；羊圈 |
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| 4 | C BRITISH literary an area of low land between hills 低谷 |
| The village is hidden in a deep fold of the hills. 村子隐藏在山间深谷里。 |
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| 5 | the fold a group of people who share the same ideas or aims or who live or work together 具有共同思想（或目标）的人们；一起生活（或工作）的人们 |
| in the fold He is now firmly back in the conservative fold. 他现在坚决地回到了保守派当中。 |
| return/come back to the fold Emily longed to return to the family fold. 埃米莉渴望与家人团圆。 |
| bring sb back to the fold We are hoping that these policies will bring reluctant voters back to the fold. 我们希望这些政策会使不愿投票的选民回到投票人的行列。 |
| leave/stray from the fold Many Western Marxists left the Communist fold in the 1970s. |
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