单词 | fold |
释义 | fold¹ 1.(folded section)褶;褶层;折叠部分 You need to make three folds in the paper along lines A, B, and C.你得沿着A、B、C三条线把这张纸折出三个褶。 2.(crease)折缝;折痕;褶子;褶皱 He wiped his knife on a fold of his cloak.他用斗篷的褶子擦了擦刀。 Puddles gathered in folds of canvas.帆布的折痕处形成了一个个小水坑。 3.(hollow in ground)山坳;山谷;凹地 He lay on his back in a fold in the ground.他仰面躺在地面的一个低洼处。 Near now, partly hidden by a fold of land, stood the abbey church.离这里不远的地方矗立着大修道院教堂, 教堂的一部分藏在山坳里。 4.【地质】(bend in stratified rocks)(成层岩的)褶皱 Many folds are the result of rocks being crumpled at plate boundaries.许多褶皱是岩石在板块边缘受挤压扭曲而成的。 5.=plica, 1 6.(coil)(绳索等的)一圈, 盘绕 the silver sword gleaming among the folds of knotted rope在一圈圈打结的绳索中间闪闪发光的银剑 7.(folding)折叠;对折 'They always ask about last year's Open,' he said with a fold of his arms.“他们总是询问去年公开赛的情况。”他交叠着双臂说。 8.(enclosure for livestock)羊栏;羊圈;家畜围栏 The folds are full of sheep.这些羊圈里挤满了羊。 9.(livestock in enclosure)关在羊栏(或羊圈)中的羊群;关在家畜围栏里的家畜 10.(flock of sheep)羊群 11.(herd of Highland cattle)高地牛群 12.(church or church members)教会;(同一教会的)信徒 Many churches try to keep the children of church people within the fold.很多教会设法将信徒子女笼络在其羽下。 Why do long-standing Christians decide to leave the church's fold?为什么多年的基督徒会决定脱离教会呢? 13.(group, community)(具有相同生活方式或价值观的)群体, 阵营 The E.U. wanted to bring the U.S. back into the fold.欧盟想把美国拉回自己的阵营。 to return to the fold重回原组织;归队 Occasional trade union breakaways have always eventually returned to the fold.偶尔出现脱离工会的人, 最终也都无一例外地重归组织。 fold²🄰 vt. 1.(bend double)+ paper, fabric, omelette, buggy把…折叠;把…对折 I folded the paper and put it carefully in my pocket.我将这张纸折叠后小心地放进口袋。 Fold the fabric in half lengthways.将织物纵向对折。 Mrs Harvey's clothes lay neatly folded on a chair.哈维太太的衣服叠得整整齐齐地放在椅子上。 Check if you can fold the buggy without having to remove the raincover.看看你能不能不拿掉防雨罩就把童车折叠起来。 2.(intertwine)+ arms, legs, hands使交叠;使交缠 She stood there with her arms folded.她双手抱臂站在那儿。 She folded her hands in her lap.她双手叠放在腿上。 3.(close)bird, insect ++ wings收拢 The swan stands close by, its great wings folded, watching.那只天鹅站在不远处, 收起两只大翅膀, 注视着。 4.(enclose)包;裹 She folded the baby tighter in her shawl.她把披巾里的婴儿裹得更紧了。 5.(clasp)+ person抱;拥抱 She ran down the last few steps and folded Belle in her arms.她跑下最后几级台阶, 把贝尔抱在怀里。 6.<诗>(cover completely)包围;笼罩 Night folded the earth.夜幕笼罩着大地。 7.(mix in)+ ingredient搅拌;使融合 Whisk the eggs and milk and fold through the ham and ricotta.搅打鸡蛋和牛奶, 并拌入火腿和乳清干酪。 8.【地质】(produce a bend in)+ stratified rock使形成褶皱 These rocks were folded in part of the Caledonian chain.这些岩石的褶皱是在加里东山链中形成的。 9.(gather, confine)+ livestock把…关在栏中;将…圈起来 🄱 vi. 1.(be bent double)table, chair, bed +折叠起来;对折起来 The very back pair of seats fold into the floor.最后面的两个座位可以折叠起来收进地板下。 to fold flat折平 The chair folds flat for easy storage.这种椅子可以折平, 便于存放。 2.【地质】(display bend)stratified rock +出现褶皱 Earthquakes can cause rocks to fold.地震能使岩石出现褶皱。 3.<非正式>(fail)business +倒闭;垮掉;彻底失败 2,500 small businesses were folding each week.每周都有2,500家小企业倒闭。 The company folded but quickly reappeared under another name.这家公司倒闭了, 但很快又以另外一个名字现身。 Phrasal Verbsfold around,fold away,fold back,fold down,fold in,fold into,fold over,fold up |
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