fold

汉语翻译

n. 折层, 折, 羊栏, 折痕, 信徒
vt. 折叠, 包, 合拢, 交迭
vi. 折叠起来, 彻底失败
【计】 折叠; 合并
【化】 折叠
【医】 襞, 褶
相关词组:
fold up

词型变化：

动词过去式:folded 过去分词:folded 现在分词:folding 第三人称单数:folds 形容词:foldable 

英语解释：

名词 fold:

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   同义词：crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
   同义词：congregation, faithful
3. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
   同义词：folding
4. a group of sheep or goats
   同义词：flock
5. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
   同义词：plica
6. a pen for sheep
   同义词：sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote
7. the act of folding
   同义词：folding

动词 fold:

1. bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   同义词：fold up, turn up
2. intertwine
3. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
4. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   同义词：close up, close, shut down, close down
5. confine in a fold, like sheep
   同义词：pen up
6. become folded or folded up
   同义词：fold up

例句：

1. Father folded the tiny child in his arms.
   父亲把小孩儿抱在怀里。
2. The comedian had the audience folding up.
   那个喜剧演员逗得观众笑得前仰後合。
3. The church is always willing to welcome repentant sinners back to the fold.
   教会总是乐意欢迎忏悔的罪人回到信徒的行列中来。
4. Each fold in the skirt should be exactly the same width.
   裙子上的每条褶都应该一样宽。
5. I folded the handkerchief and put it in my pocket.
   我折好手绢，放进口袋里。
6. The paper should be folded in half.
   这张纸应该对折。

详细解释：

fold

v.（动词）
fold.ed,fold.ing,folds
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part:
折叠：折叠或重叠以使一部分与另一部分叠合：
例句：
fold a sheet of paper.
叠一张纸

To make compact by doubling or bending over parts:
叠起来：重叠或折叠各部分以使其紧密：
例句：
folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking.
折起洗好的衣服；折起椅子放在一边

To bring from an extended to a closed position:
收起来：由伸张的姿势合拢收紧：
例句：
The hawk folded its wings.
老鹰收拢了翅膀

To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold:
展开：从紧缩的姿势到伸张的姿势；打开：
例句：
a suitcase that folds out to become a display table; folded the ironing board down from the wall.
能打开成一张展览桌的公文包；从墙上拆下来的熨板

To place together and intertwine:
交臂：放置在一起并互相盘绕：
例句：
fold one`s arms.
双臂交叉放在胸前

To envelop or clasp; enfold:
封入，拥抱：封入或扣紧；拥抱：
例句：
folded his children to his breast; folded the check into the letter.
把他的孩子搂到怀里；把支票放进信封内

To blend in (a cooking ingredient) by gently turning a mixture on top of it:
混入：轻轻旋转上层的混合液并掺入（一种烹调用的调料）：
例句：
folded the beaten egg whites into the batter.
把捣碎的蛋清加到牛奶面糊中搅拌



Informal To discontinue operating; close:
【非正式用语】 关闭：中止操作；关闭：
例句：
They had to fold the company a year after they started it.
他们开张一年后不得不关闭这个公司

Games To withdraw (one`s hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.
【游戏】 收回：在失利时收回（手），如把牌面朝下放在桌上
Geology To form bends in (a stratum of rock).
【地质学】 地层褶曲：（在地层的岩石上）形成弯曲
v.intr.（不及物动词）


To become folded.
被折叠
To be capable of being folded:
可折叠：能够被折叠：
例句：
a bed that folds for easy storage.
易收藏的折叠床

Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
【非正式用语】 失败，关门大吉：尤指在经济上的失败；失利
Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
【游戏】 退出比赛：因失利而退出游戏
Informal
【非正式用语】
To give in; buckle:
屈服；抵挡不住：
例句：
a team that never folded under pressure.
一个从不屈服于压力的球队

To weaken or collapse from exertion.
筋疲力尽：因费力而变弱或垮掉
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of folding.
折叠：折叠的动作或事例
A part that has been folded over or against another:
叠起部分：与另一部分折叠的部分：
例句：
the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.
帘子上的松褶；整齐叠放的衣服

A line or mark made by folding; a crease:
层，折痕：折出的皱褶；折痕：
例句：
tore the paper carefully along the fold.
沿折痕小心地裁开这张纸

A coil or bend, as of rope.
一卷：一卷或一圈，如绳圈等线圈或带子
Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.
【多用于英国】 山谷：位于波状起伏山区的山或谷
Geology A bend in a stratum of rock.
【地质学】 地层折曲：岩石地层的褶曲
Anatomy A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.
【解剖学】 折痕：如膜状物等明显由折叠形成的折痕或脊；皱襞

来源：
Middle English folden
中古英语 folden
from Old English fealdan, faldan * see pel- 2
源自 古英语 fealdan, faldan *参见 pel- 2

【引伸】
fold.able
adj.（形容词）

---------------另--------------
fold
fold 2

n.（名词）
A fenced enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep.
羊栏：尤指羊圈等为家畜圈起的一块地
A flock of sheep.
一群羊


A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims:
同道，同好：一群人或几个机构因共同的信仰和目标而聚集在一起：
例句：
.He is a living testament to the wisdom of admitting lay psychoanalysts into the official fold.(Jerome Bruner)
.他是把非本行的心理分析师纳入正式领域的智慧的活见证.(杰尔姆·布鲁纳)

A religious congregation:
教会：一个宗教的集会：
例句：
The priest welcomed new parishioners into the fold.
教士欢迎新的教区居民加入宗教集会

v.tr.（及物动词）
fold.ed,fold.ing,folds
To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure.
把…关进栏中：把（如羊）放入或养在一个有篱的圈内

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English fald
源自 古英语 fald