fold1/fold; fəʊld/v 1 [T] to bend a piece of paper or cloth by pressing one part over another 折叠: He folded his clothes carefully. 他仔细地叠衣服。Fold the paper in half . 把纸对折起来。fold sth up/over/back etc She folded back the sheets. 她叠好了床单。see box at见 CLOTHES 方框2 [I,T] if something folds, or if you fold it, you bend part of it so that it is smaller 折小: Vic folded his sunglasses and put them in his pocket. 维克把太阳镜折起放进口袋里。The table folds flat for easy storage. 这张桌子可以折起便于存放。a folding chair 一张折叠椅fold (sth) away/up/down etc a bed that you can fold away 一张可折叠的床3 fold your arms to bend your arms, so that they rest together against your body 交叉[交叠]双臂4 [T] to cover something by wrapping something around it 包﹐裹: fold sth in sth a plant pot folded in newspaper 报纸包着的一个花盆5 [I] if an organization folds, it closes because it does not have enough money to continue〔机构〕倒闭
fold2n [C] 1 a line in paper or cloth where you have folded it〔纸张或衣服上的〕折痕2 [usually plural 一般用复数] folds in cloth or skin are parts which hang down over other parts〔布或皮肤上的〕褶﹔褶皱﹔折叠部分: the folds of her skirt 她裙子上的褶子3 the fold the group of people that you come from and belong to 同一群体的人: a former Republican who has returned to the fold 重回共和党的一名前党员4 a small enclosed area in a field, where sheep are kept 羊栏