fold是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way -- 折叠，对折（尤指纸或布）；可折叠，可对折

  • I folded the letter (in half) and put it in an envelope. 我把信对折后装进一个信封里。

  • He had a neatly folded handkerchief in his jacket pocket. 他的上衣口袋里有一方叠得整整齐齐的手帕。

  • Will you help me to fold (up) the sheets? 你能帮我把床单叠起来吗？

  • The table folds up when not in use. 桌子不用时可以折叠起来。

  • She folded her baby in a blanket. 她把婴儿裹在一块毯子里。

  • He folded his arms around her. 他用双臂搂住了她。

  • She sat with her legs folded under her. 她盘腿而坐。

• 1 (of a business) to close because of failure -- （企业）倒闭

  • Many small businesses fold within the first year. 许多小公司在第一年就倒闭了。

• 2 a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded -- （纸、布的）褶线，褶痕

  • Make a fold across the centre of the card. 在卡片中间折一道线。

• 3 a small area of a field surrounded by a fence where sheep can be put for shelter for the night -- 羊栏，羊圈

  • Her children are all away at college now, but they always return to the fold during the holidays. 她的孩子们现在全都离家上大学了，但是他们假期总是都回来。

• 4 having the stated number of parts, or multiplied by the stated number -- 由…部分组成；…倍

  • threefold 3倍

  • fourfold 4倍

  • The problems are twofold - firstly, economic, and secondly, political. 这些问题是双重的：第一，经济上的；第二，政治上的。

  • In the last 50 years, there has been a 33-fold increase in the amount of pesticide used in farming. 在过去50年里，用于农业的杀虫剂数量增长了33倍。