1 (US 美 folks) [pl] (informal 非正式) people in general (泛指)人:
Some folk are never satisfied.有些人永不知足。
2 [pl] a particular type of people 某一类的人:
Old folk often don't like change.老年人往往不爱变化。country folk乡下人
3folks [pl] (informal 非正式) used as a friendly way of addressing more than one person (用于友好地称呼几个人)各位:
What shall we do today, folks?伙计们,我们今天做什么?
4folks [pl] (informal 非正式) your parents or close relatives 父母;家人;亲戚:
How are your folks?你家里人都好吗?
5 [U] (also folk music) music in the traditional style of a country or community 民间音乐;民谣:
Do you like Irish folk?你喜欢爱尔兰的民间音乐吗?
folk²
/fəʊk ||; fok/adj
traditional in a community; of a traditional style 民间的;民俗的;传统的:
Robin Hood is an English folk hero.罗宾汉是英格兰的民间英雄。folk music民间音乐a folk song民歌
folk1/fok; fəʊk/n 1 also 又作 folksespecially AmE 【尤美】 [plural 复数] people 人﹔人们: Some folk will do anything for money. 有些人为了钱什么都会干。ordinary folk 普通人the old folk in the village 村里的老人2 folks [plural 复数] a) especially AmE your parents and family【尤美】家人﹐家属: Is it OK if I call my folks? 我打电话给家人可以吗?b) used when talking to a group of people in a friendly way 各位﹐大伙儿: OK folks, it's time to go home. 好了﹐各位﹐该回家了。3 [U] FOLK MUSIC 民间音乐
folk2adj folk music, art, dancing etc is traditional and typical of a particular place 民间的﹐民俗的: an Irish folk song 一首爱尔兰民歌