Dark clouds folded the hills.

乌云笼罩着群山。

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。

The border guard folded his arms across his chest and glared the front.

边防战士双手交叉于胸前紧紧瞪着前方。

if a business folds, it closes because it is not able to make enough money.

如果有公司倒闭关门,那是因为它没办法赚取足够的钱。

The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.

烫衣板能够折起来，便于存放。

She gently folded the baby in a blanket.

她轻轻地把婴儿裹在毯子里。

She folded a blanket around the baby.

她用毯子把婴儿裹了起来。

She kept her hands folded in her lap.

她双手合拢，放在腿上。

fold in the beaten egg whites.

调入打好的蛋白。

the folds of her dress

她的连衣裙上的褶

(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）。

The blankets had been folded down.

毛毯已折叠起来。

a pile of neatly folded clothes

一摞折叠整齐的衣服

The bird folded its wings.

那只鸟收起了翅膀。

The bed can be folded away during the day.

这张床在白天可以折叠收起。

The table folds up when not in use.

这桌子不用时可以折叠起来。

First, fold the paper in half/in two .

首先，把纸对折起来。

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

他把地图折叠起来，放进了口袋。

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。

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。

fold in the flour...

拌入面粉。

fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.

把奶油调入蛋黄液中。

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

她将其折叠起来，塞进了钱包里。

He folded up his paper and put it away.

他把文件折了几折，然后收了起来。

2,500 small businesses were folding each week.

每周有2,500家小企业关张。

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。

This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...

这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。

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。

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。

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。

He folded the paper carefully...

他把纸小心地折起来。

fold the omelette in half...

把煎蛋对折。

Make another fold and turn the ends together.

再折一下，把末端对齐。

The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.

牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Does this table fold?
   这桌子可以折叠起来吗?
2. Paper folds more easily than cardboard.
   纸比纸板容易折叠。
3. The cloth doesn't fold well.
   这种布不好折叠。
4. A fan folds.
   扇子可以折叠起来。

用作系动词S+～+ adj.

1. This garden chair folds flat.
   花园里用的椅子可以折叠。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. I folded the letter and then put it into the envelope.
   我把信折好后放进信封里。
2. The boy folded his dresses and put them away .
   那男孩把衣服叠好收了起来。
3. fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
   把餐巾叠好,每个盘子边放一张。
4. They are folding printed sheets for binding.
   他们正在把印好的书页折叠起来准备装订。
5. The eagle folded its wings.
   鹰把翅膀收拢。
6. Dark clouds folded the hills.
   乌云笼罩着群山。
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7. The quilts and the blankets were neatly folded.
   被子和毯子叠得很整齐。
8. The paper must be folded in half.
   这张纸必须对折。

其他

1. He was sitting with his arms folded.
   他交抱着胳膊坐着。
2. He found some seeds folded in a little piece of paper.
   他发现小纸张中包有一些种子。

fold away (v.+adv.)

折叠起来挪开 be able to be bent for storage
fold sth ⇔ away

These doors are made in pieces that can be folded away against the wall.

这些门都是几块拼成的,可以折叠起来靠在墙上。

This bed can be easily folded away.

这张床能很容易地折叠起来。

fold back (v.+adv.)

对叠起来 bend back; double back
fold sth ⇔ back

He folded back the page so he could remember the place.

他将那页书折叠起来,这样他可以记得自己读到什么地方了。

fold in¹ (v.+adv.)

(烹调)把…加进去搅拌 add sth to sth and mix them
fold sth ⇔ in

It'll taste even better if you fold in some eggs.

要是你打几个鸡蛋进去,那就更美了。

fold in two eggs and then cook gently for thirty minutes.

拌入两只鸡蛋,然后再用文火煮半小时。

fold in the beaten whites of two eggs.

加进两个打散的蛋清后搅匀。

fold in² (v.+prep.)

笼罩,环绕 cover

fold up (v.+adv.)

(把…)折叠起来 bend so as to take a smaller space
fold up

The pain in her stomach was so sharp that she folded up.

她的胃疼得非常厉害,已经支持不住了。

fold up

In economic crisis, smaller enterprises are usually among the first to fold up.

经济危机一到,小企业往往最先倒闭。

She had known too many businesses folded up through bad management.

她见到过的因经营不善而倒闭的公司太多了。

The business finally folded up last week.

这家企业终于在上个星期垮掉了。

The new restaurant folded up in less than a year.

那家新开的饭馆没到一年就关门了。

The team folded up in the last part of the season.

这个队在本赛季的最后阶段失利了。

fold up

He sat down on the chair, but it suddenly folded up under him.

他往椅子上一坐,但是那张椅子突然倒在他的屁股底下。

The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up.

小丑一出现在舞台上,观众们个个笑得前仰后合。

fold sth ⇔ up

Please fold up all the table-cloth and put them into the store-room.

请把台布都叠起来,送到储藏室里去。

He folded up his umbrella as he entered the room.

他一进屋就收起了雨伞。

She folded up some shirts.

她把一些衬衫折叠起来。

～+名词

• fold%20a%20length%20of%20cloth">fold a length of cloth把一段布叠好
• fold%20a%20letter">fold a letter把信叠起来
• fold%20a%20newspaper">fold a newspaper把报纸叠好
• fold%20a%20tent">fold a tent把帐篷叠好
• fold%20one%27s%20arms%20about%20sb%27s%20neck">fold one's arms about sb's neck抱着某人的头颈

～+副词

• fold%20neatly">fold neatly折叠整齐
• fold%20placidly">fold placidly慢慢地搅拌
• fold%20tenderly">fold tenderly慈爱地抱着
• fold%20tensely">fold tensely紧紧地抱住
• fold%20threateningly">fold threateningly即将倒闭
• fold%20unconsciously">fold unconsciously心不在焉地搅拌
• fold%20voluminously">fold voluminously大部分倒闭
• fold%20wearily">fold wearily支持不住
• fold%20back">fold back(使)向后折
• fold%20down">fold down把(某物的)一部分或一半翻下或折起来
• fold%20down%20the%20corner%20of%20a%20page">fold down the corner of a page把书页的角折叠起来

～+介词

• fold%20in">fold in把…抱在…之中
• fold%20the%20baby%20in%20one%27s%20arms">fold the baby in one's arms把孩子搂在怀里
• fold%20the%20letter%20in%20two">fold the letter in two把这封信对折起来

• The thick woollen stockings..would not stay up but hung in folds round her ankles.

  出自：A. Gray

• Her crooked fingers worked amongst the folds of her silken skirt.

  出自：G. Heyer

• The effect was found to be several fold greater than of steam from the same quantity of fuel.

  出自：N. Arnott

• He envies those who have learned, / when reading newspapers, / how to fold them.

  出自：W. H. Auden

• There was the distant sound of folded sheep.

  出自：I. Murdoch