名詞 fold:

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

動詞 fold:

1. bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：close up, close, shut down, close down
5. confine in a fold, like sheep
   同義詞：pen up
6. become folded or folded up
   同義詞：fold up

1. Father folded the tiny child in his arms.
   父親把小孩兒抱在懷里。
2. The comedian had the audience folding up.
   那個喜劇演員逗得觀眾笑得前仰後合。
3. The church is always willing to welcome repentant sinners back to the fold.
   教會總是樂意歡迎懺悔的罪人回到信徒的行列中來。
4. Each fold in the skirt should be exactly the same width.
   裙子上的每條褶都應(yīng)該一樣寬。
5. I folded the handkerchief and put it in my pocket.
   我折好手絹，放進(jìn)口袋里。
6. The paper should be folded in half.
   這張紙應(yīng)該對折。

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:
折疊：折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：重疊或折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；從墻上拆下來的熨板

To place together and intertwine:
交臂：放置在一起并互相盤繞：
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.
把他的孩子摟到懷里；把支票放進(jìn)信封內(nèi)

To blend in (a cooking ingredient) by gently turning a mixture on top of it:
混入：輕輕旋轉(zhuǎn)上層的混合液并摻入（一種烹調(diào)用的調(diào)料）：
例句：
folded the beaten egg whites into the batter.
把搗碎的蛋清加到牛奶面糊中攪拌

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

Games To withdraw (one`s hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.
【游戲】 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(zhì)學(xué)】 地層褶曲：（在地層的巖石上）形成彎曲
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To become folded.
被折疊
To be capable of being folded:
可折疊：能夠被折疊：
例句：
a bed that folds for easy storage.
易收藏的折疊床

Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
【非正式用語】 失敗，關(guān)門大吉：尤指在經(jīng)濟(jì)上的失??；失利
Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
【游戲】 退出比賽：因失利而退出游戲
Informal
【非正式用語】
To give in; buckle:
屈服；抵擋不?。?/br>例句：
a team that never folded under pressure.
一個從不屈服于壓力的球隊(duì)

To weaken or collapse from exertion.
筋疲力盡：因費(fèi)力而變?nèi)趸蚩宓?/br>n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of folding.
折疊：折疊的動作或事例
A part that has been folded over or against another:
疊起部分：與另一部分折疊的部分：
例句：
the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.
簾子上的松褶；整齊疊放的衣服

A line or mark made by folding; a crease:
層，折痕：折出的皺褶；折痕：
例句：
tore the paper carefully along the fold.
沿折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.
【多用于英國】 山谷：位于波狀起伏山區(qū)的山或谷
Geology A bend in a stratum of rock.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 地層折曲：巖石地層的褶曲
Anatomy A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.
【解剖學(xué)】 折痕：如膜狀物等明顯由折疊形成的折痕或脊；皺襞

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

【引伸】
fold.able
adj.（形容詞）

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

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(jī)構(gòu)因共同的信仰和目標(biāo)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(lǐng)域的智慧的活見證.(杰爾姆·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(qū)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(guān)進(jìn)欄中：把（如羊）放入或養(yǎng)在一個有籬的圈內(nèi)

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