fold
[fəuld]
vt.包, 折叠, 交叉, 拥抱
vi.翻倍,屈服,倒闭
n.折层,折痕
n.羊栏,羊群, 同一信仰之人
n.倍数（-后缀）
例句与用法：
Father folded the tiny child in his arms.
父亲把小孩儿抱在怀里。
The comedian had the audience folding up.
那个喜剧演员逗得观众笑得前仰後合。
The church is always willing to welcome repentant sinners back to the fold.
教会总是乐意欢迎忏悔的罪人回到信徒的行列中来。
Each fold in the skirt should be exactly the same width.
裙子上的每条褶都应该一样宽。
I folded the handkerchief and put it in my pocket.
我折好手绢，放进口袋里。
The paper should be folded in half.
这张纸应该对折。
词形变化：
形容词: foldable | 动词过去式: folded | 动词过去分词: folded | 动词现在分词: folding | 动词第三人称单数: folds |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 折叠; 对折[(+up)]
She folded up the letter and put it in her pocket.
她把信折起来放进口袋。
2. 交叠, 交叉; 合拢
Fold your arms and sit up straight!
两臂交叉, 坐直!
3. 包; 笼罩[O][(+up)]
He folded the pills in a piece of paper.
他用纸包住药丸。
4. 抱住
vi.
1. 可以折叠; 可以对折[(+up)]
Does this table fold?
这张桌子可以折叠吗?
2. (事业等)失败, 垮台, 关闭[(+up)]
The new restaurant folded up in less than a year.
这家餐厅不到一年就歇业了。
n.[C]
1. 折叠
2. 褶, 褶痕; 褶层
The paper tore easily along the fold.
按褶痕一撕纸就撕下来了。
3. (盘起来而成的)团
4. (山谷等的)坑洼
5. (地形的)起伏[P]
n.[C]
1. 羊栏; 畜栏
2. (栏中的)羊群
3. 教会的信徒; 教会[the S]
4. 信仰, 价值观相同的一群人[the S]
vt.
把……关进羊栏
短语词组：
fold in
1. 调入, 拌入
He took out the milk, and fold in an egg.
他取出牛奶, 把一只鸡蛋拌进去。
fold up
1. 倒闭
The bank folded up during the recent economic crisis.
在最近的经济危机中, 这家银行倒闭了。