fold/fəʊld/

vt

1. 折叠；对折

• fold a letter 折信

2. 合拢，交叠

• fold one's arms on one's chest 双臂交叉放在胸前

3. 包裹，笼罩

• He folded the seeds in a little piece of paper. 他把种子包在一小块纸里。

vi

1. 可以折起；可以折叠

• Does this desk fold? 这张桌子可以折叠吗？

2. (企业)倒闭，歇业

• This textile factory has folded. 这家纺织厂已经倒闭了。

词组fold in

1. 把…调入，拌进

• fold an egg in the meat stuffing 在肉馅中拌进一个鸡蛋

2. 拥抱入怀；交臂

• She folded her daughter in her arms. 她把女儿抱在怀里。