fork1/fɔrk; fɔːk/n [C] 1 a small tool that you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points 餐叉: Put the knives and forks on the table. 把刀叉放在桌子上。2 a tool used for digging and breaking up soil, with a handle and three or four points 耙﹔叉3 a place where a road or river divides into two parts〔道路的〕岔口;〔河流的〕分流处: Turn left at the fork in the road. 岔路口向左拐。
fork2v [I] 1 if a road or river forks, it divides into two parts〔道路或河流〕分岔: The path forked in two directions. 小路分岔通往两个方向。2 fork left/right to go left or right when a road divides into two parts 走左边/右边的岔路: Fork left at the bottom of the hill. 在山脚的岔口向左转。fork out ( sth) also 又作 fork sth overAmE 【美】phr v informal to spend a lot of money【非正式】大量花钱: We had to fork out nearly £300. 我们不得不花了将近 300 英镑。