fold
verb /fəʊld/
/fəʊld/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fold | /fəʊld/ /fəʊld/ |
| he / she / it folds | /fəʊldz/ /fəʊldz/ |
| past simple folded | /ˈfəʊldɪd/ /ˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| past participle folded | /ˈfəʊldɪd/ /ˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form folding | /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part
折叠，对折（纸、织物等） - fold something First, fold the paper in half/in two.
首先，把纸对折起来。 - The bird folded its wings.
那只鸟收起了翅膀。 - a pile of neatly folded clothes
一摞折叠整齐的衣服 - fold something up He folded the map up and put it in his pocket.
他把地图折叠起来，放进了口袋。 - fold something down The blankets had been folded down.
毛毯已折叠起来。 - fold something back Don't fold back pages to mark your place in a book.
不要折起书页来标记你在书上的位置。 - fold something over Fold the dough over on top of itself.
把面团折叠起来。
- He carefully folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.
他小心翼翼地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封里。 - I folded up the clothes and put them away.
我把衣服叠好收起来。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- gently
- …
- into
- fold something First, fold the paper in half/in two.
- [transitive, intransitive] to bend something so that it becomes smaller or flatter and can be stored or carried more easily; to bend or be able to bend in this way
折小，叠平，可折小，可叠平（以便贮存或携带） - fold something away The bed can be folded away during the day.
这张床在白天可以折叠收起。 - fold something down The central back seat can be folded down to provide a useful tray.
中央后座可以向下折叠，以提供一个有用的托盘。 - fold something up She folds up the wheelchair and stows it in the trunk.
她把轮椅折叠起来，放在行李箱里。 - fold up The table folds up when not in use.
这桌子不用时可以折叠起来。 - fold away The table folds away when not in use.
这张桌子不用时可以折叠起来。 - fold down a TV screen that folds down from the ceiling
从天花板向下折叠的电视屏幕 - fold out The settee folds out into a comfortable bed.
长椅可以折叠成一张舒适的床。 - + adj. The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.
烫衣板能够折起来，便于存放。 - (figurative) When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell).
她听到这消息时双腿发软（倒在地上）。
- fold something away The bed can be folded away during the day.
- [transitive] to wrap something around somebody/something
包；裹 - fold A in B She gently folded the baby in a blanket.
她轻轻地把婴儿裹在毯子里。 - fold B around/round/over A She folded a blanket around the baby.
她用毯子把婴儿裹了起来。
- fold A in B She gently folded the baby in a blanket.
- [intransitive] (of a company, a play, etc.
公司、戏剧等 倒闭；停演；结束 - The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
这部新音乐剧只演出了二十场就解散了。
Topics Businessc2- Her fan club has folded.
她的追星族俱乐部关闭了。 - His business folded and his wife left him.
他生意失败，妻子也离开了他。
- The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
词源verb Old English falden, fealden, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vouwen and German falten.
Idioms
fold your arms
- to put one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body
双臂交叉在胸前 - He stood watching her with his arms folded across his chest.
他站在那里看着她，双臂交叉在胸前。 - She folded her arms and stared at him.
她双臂合抱在胸前，直视着他。
- He stood watching her with his arms folded across his chest.
fold your hands
- to bring or hold your hands together
十指交叉合拢交叠 - She kept her hands folded in her lap.
她双手合拢，放在腿上。
- She kept her hands folded in her lap.
fold somebody in your arms
- (literary) to put your arms around somebody and hold them against your body
拥抱；搂住