fold

詳細解釋：

fold

v.（動詞）
fold.ed,fold.ing,folds
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part:
摺疊：摺疊或重疊以使一部分與另一部分疊合：
例句：
fold a sheet of paper.
疊一張紙

To make compact by doubling or bending over parts:
疊起來：重疊或摺疊各部分以使其緊密：
例句：
folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking.
折起洗好的衣服；折起椅子放在一邊

To bring from an extended to a closed position:
收起來：由伸張的姿勢合攏收緊：
例句：
The hawk folded its wings.
老鷹收攏了翅膀

To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold:
展開：從緊縮的姿勢到伸張的姿勢；打開：
例句：
a suitcase that folds out to become a display table; folded the ironing board down from the wall.
能打開成一張展覽桌的公文包；從牆上拆下來的熨板

To place together and intertwine:
交臂：放置在一起並互相盤繞：
例句：
fold one`s arms.
雙臂交叉放在胸前

To envelop or clasp; enfold:
封入，擁抱：封入或扣緊；擁抱：
例句：
folded his children to his breast; folded the check into the letter.
把他的孩子摟到懷裡；把支票放進信封內

To blend in (a cooking ingredient) by gently turning a mixture on top of it:
混入：輕輕旋轉上層的混合液並摻入（一種烹調用的調料）：
例句：
folded the beaten egg whites into the batter.
把搗碎的蛋清加到牛奶麵糊中攪拌

Informal To discontinue operating; close:
【非正式用語】 關閉：中止操作；關閉：
例句：
They had to fold the company a year after they started it.
他們開張一年後不得不關閉這個公司

Games To withdraw (one`s hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.
【遊戲】 收回：在失利時收回（手），如把牌面朝下放在桌上
Geology To form bends in (a stratum of rock).
【地質學】 地層褶曲：（在地層的岩石上）形成彎曲
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To become folded.
被摺疊
To be capable of being folded:
可摺疊：能夠被摺疊：
例句：
a bed that folds for easy storage.
易收藏的摺疊床

Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
【非正式用語】 失敗，關門大吉：尤指在經濟上的失敗；失利
Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
【遊戲】 退出比賽：因失利而退出遊戲
Informal
【非正式用語】
To give in; buckle:
屈服；抵擋不住：
例句：
a team that never folded under pressure.
一個從不屈服於壓力的球隊

To weaken or collapse from exertion.
筋疲力盡：因費力而變弱或垮掉
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of folding.
摺疊：摺疊的動作或事例
A part that has been folded over or against another:
疊起部分：與另一部分摺疊的部分：
例句：
the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.
帘子上的松褶；整齊疊放的衣服

A line or mark made by folding; a crease:
層，摺痕：折出的皺褶；摺痕：
例句：
tore the paper carefully along the fold.
沿摺痕小心地裁開這張紙

A coil or bend, as of rope.
一卷：一卷或一圈，如繩圈等線圈或帶子
Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.
【多用於英國】 山谷：位於波狀起伏山區的山或谷
Geology A bend in a stratum of rock.
【地質學】 地層折曲：岩石地層的褶曲
Anatomy A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.
【解剖學】 摺痕：如膜狀物等明顯由摺疊形成的摺痕或脊；皺襞

來源：
Middle English folden
中古英文 folden
from Old English fealdan, faldan * see pel- 2
源自 古英文 fealdan, faldan *參見 pel- 2

【引伸】
fold.able
adj.（形容詞）

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n.（名詞）
A fenced enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep.
羊欄：尤指羊圈等為家畜圈起的一塊地
A flock of sheep.
一群羊

A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims:
同道，同好：一群人或幾個機構因共同的信仰和目標而聚集在一起：
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師納入正式領域的智慧的活見證.(傑爾姆·布魯納)

A religious congregation:
教會：一個宗教的集會：
例句：
The priest welcomed new parishioners into the fold.
教士歡迎新的教區居民加入宗教集會

v.tr.（及物動詞）
fold.ed,fold.ing,folds
To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure.
把…關進欄中：把（如羊）放入或養在一個有籬的圈內

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Old English fald
源自 古英文 fald