folds

英 [fəʊldz]

美 [foʊldz]

v.  折叠，对折(纸、织物等); 折小，叠平，可折小，可叠平(以便贮存或携带); 包; 裹
fold的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 折叠;折起;叠起
  If youfoldsomething such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place.
  1. He folded the paper carefully...
     他把纸小心地折起来。
  2. Fold the omelette in half...
     把煎蛋对折。
  3. Fold the blanket back.
     把毛毯折回来。
  4. ...a folded towel.
     折叠起来的毛巾
• N-COUNT 褶缝;褶痕;折叠线
  Afoldin a piece of paper or cloth is a bend that you make in it when you put one part of it over another part and press the edge.
  1. Make another fold and turn the ends together.
     再折一下，把末端对齐。
• N-COUNT (布料的)褶皱，褶痕
  Thefoldsin a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat.
  1. The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.
     牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。
• V-ERG 折叠;折起
  If a piece of furniture or equipmentfoldsor if you canfoldit, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it.
  1. The back of the bench folds forward to make a table...
     长凳的靠背可以向前翻折成一张桌子。
  2. This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...
     这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。
  3. Check if you can fold the buggy without having to remove the raincover.
     看看你是否能不用拿掉防雨罩就把童车折叠起来。
  4. ...a folding beach chair.
     可折叠的沙滩椅
  5. Fold upmeans the same asfold.
     fold up 同 fold
  6. When not in use it folds up out of the way...
     不用时就折起放好。
  7. Fold the ironing board up so that it is flat.
     把熨衣板折起放平。
• VERB 交叉，交叠(双手或双臂)
  If youfoldyour arms or hands, you bring them together and cross or link them, for example over your chest.
  1. Meer folded his arms over his chest and turned his head away...
     米尔双臂交叉在胸前，把头转到一边。
  2. Mrs Ringrose sat down and folded her hands in her lap.
     林罗斯夫人坐下来，双手叠放在腿上。
• VERB (企业或组织)停业，关门
  If a business or organizationfolds, it is unsuccessful and has to close.
  1. But as other shops fold, the march of the superstores continues...
     但在其他商店纷纷关门倒闭之时，大型超市的强劲扩张势头却依旧不减。
  2. 2,500 small businesses were folding each week.
     每周有2,500家小企业关张。
• N-SING 队伍;同一群体的人
  When someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come intothefold. When they leave the organization or group, you can say that they leavethefold.
  1. The EU wanted to bring the US back into the fold...
     欧盟想要让美国重新回到他们的阵营之中。
  2. He might find it difficult to return to the family fold when he realizes his mistake.
     他可能会发现等他意识到自己的错误时再想重返家族已经非常难了。
• PHRASAL VERB (烹饪时将调料)调入，加入
  In cooking, if youfold inan ingredient orfolditintothe other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients.
  1. Fold in the flour...
     拌入面粉。
  2. Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.
     把奶油调入蛋黄液中。
• See also:She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse...He folded up his paper and put it away.fold 4fold-up

双语例句

• Parallel fold: Folding a sheet with all the folds parallel to each other.
  平行折：纸张的一折和前一折平行的折法。
• They are velvety in texture, hanging in loose folds with the ends curling slightly inward.
  它们的质地如丝绒般柔软，松松地合拢悬垂着，底边轻微向内卷曲。
• Right-angle fold: refer to folds that are at right-angles to each other.
  直角摺：纸张的一摺和前一摺成直角的摺法。
• This portable seat folds flat for easy storage
  这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。
• Understanding the functional significance of these folds is one of the big open questions in neuroscience.
  弄清这些折叠的功能意义是神经科学领域一个大的未决问题。
• Today we are going to walk along this highway and observe some geological structures, folds in particular.
  今天我们将沿着这条公路观察一些地质构造现象，尤其是观察褶皱构造。
• Strata were pushed into folds that have now weathered out into long east-west ridges.
  地层被挤成褶皱，现在因周围岩石风化而挺立起来，形成了长长的东西走向的山脊。
• Nodules, thickened gastric folds, and polypoid lesions with or without ulceration are common imaging findings.
  结节状的凸起，变厚的胃皱摺或息肉般的病灶并随著溃疡的有或无是常见的影像学表现。
• Continuous line movement is often used in draped garments, whose soft fabrics hang in gathers or folds.
  持续的线条运动常被用于立裁服装上，其柔软的布料因悬垂而形成褶皱或层叠效果。
• Small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching.
  通过拉紧缝纫中的一根线而形成的折痕或皱纹。