fold

• vt. 折叠；合拢；抱住；笼罩
• n. 折痕；信徒；羊栏
• vi. 折叠起来；彻底失败

来自PIE*pel, 折叠，词源同triple, diplomat. 羊栏义词源不详。

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding;

"a fold in the napkin"

"a crease in his trousers"

"a plication on her blouse"

"a flexure of the colon"

"a bend of his elbow"

2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

3. a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)

4. a pen for sheep

5. the act of folding;

"he gave the napkins a double fold"

fold

fold: [OE] The verb fold comes ultimately from the Indo-European base *pel-, which also produced Latin plicāre ‘fold’ (source of or related to English accomplice, complicated, explicit, perplex, plait, pleat, pliant, pliers, plight, ply, reply, and supple) and the final element -ple or -ble in such words as simple, double, or triple (which are hence related to the parallel Germanic formations twofold, threefold, etc).

Its Germanic descendant was *falthan, from which are descended German falten, Dutch vouwen, Danish folde, and English fold. The noun fold ‘enclosure for animals’ is of Germanic origin (Dutch has the related vaalt), but its distant antecedents are unknown.
=> accomplice, complicated, explicit, perplex, plait, pleat, pliers, plight, ply, reply, supple

fold (v.)

Old English faldan (Mercian), fealdan (West Saxon), transitive, "to bend (cloth) back over itself, wrap up, furl," class VII strong verb (past tense feold, past participle fealden), from Proto-Germanic *falthan, *faldan (cognates: Middle Dutch vouden, Dutch vouwen, Old Norse falda, Middle Low German volden, Old High German faldan, German falten, Gothic falþan).

The Germanic words are from PIE *pel-to- (cognates: Sanskrit putah "fold, pocket," Albanian pale "fold," Middle Irish alt "a joint," Lithuanian pleta "I plait"), from root *pel- (3) "to fold" (also source of Greek ploos "fold," Latin -plus).

Of the arms, from late Old English. Intransitive sense "become doubled upon itself" is from c. 1300 (of the body); earlier "give way, fail" (mid-13c.). Sense of "to yield to pressure" is from late 14c. The weak conjugation developed from 15c. Related: Folded; folding.

fold (n.1)

"pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals," Old English falæd, falud "stall, stable, cattle-pen," a general Germanic word (cognates: East Frisian folt "enclosure, dunghill," Dutch vaalt "dunghill," Danish fold "pen for sheep"), of uncertain origin. Figurative use by mid-14c.

fold (n.2)

"a bend or ply in anything," mid-13c., from fold (v.). Compare similarly formed Middle Dutch voude, Dutch vouw, Old High German falt, German Falte, Old Norse faldr.

fold, wrinkle

这两个动词均含有"使皱"之意。

fold： 指对折或叠若干次。

wrinkle： 指使某物起折痕或把某物弄皱。

Body language can give away a lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

The vehicle-named the transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning, but the pressure to fold when it completes it reconstruction of rules later this year is strong.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning, but the pressure to fold when it completes its reconstruction of rules later this year is strong.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.

烫衣板能够折起来，便于存放。

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She gently folded the baby in a blanket.

她轻轻地把婴儿裹在毯子里。

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She folded a blanket around the baby.

她用毯子把婴儿裹了起来。

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She kept her hands folded in her lap.

她双手合拢，放在腿上。

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Fold in the beaten egg whites.

调入打好的蛋白。

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the folds of her dress

她的连衣裙上的褶

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(figurative)When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell) .

她听到这消息时双腿发软（倒在地上）。

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The blankets had been folded down.

毛毯已折叠起来。

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a pile of neatly folded clothes

一摞折叠整齐的衣服

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The bird folded its wings.

那只鸟收起了翅膀。

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The bed can be folded away during the day.

这张床在白天可以折叠收起。

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The table folds up when not in use.

这桌子不用时可以折叠起来。

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First, fold the paper in half/in two .

首先，把纸对折起来。

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He folded the map up and put it in his pocket.

他把地图折叠起来，放进了口袋。

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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。

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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。

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Fold in the flour...

拌入面粉。

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Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.

把奶油调入蛋黄液中。

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She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse...

她将其折叠起来，塞进了钱包里。

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He folded up his paper and put it away.

他把文件折了几折，然后收了起来。

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2,500 small businesses were folding each week.

每周有2,500家小企业关张。

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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。

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This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...

这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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He folded the paper carefully...

他把纸小心地折起来。

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Fold the omelette in half...

把煎蛋对折。

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Make another fold and turn the ends together.

再折一下，把末端对齐。

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The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.

牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。

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