fold

noun

1. the act of folding

e.g. he gave the napkins a double fold

Synonym: folding

2. a pen for sheep

Synonym: sheepfoldsheep pensheepcote

3. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

Synonym: plica

4. a group of sheep or goats

Synonym: flock

5. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

Synonym: congregationfaithful

6. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

Synonym: folding

7. an angular or rounded shape made by folding

e.g. a fold in the napkin
a crease in his trousers
a plication on her blouse
a flexure of the colon
a bend of his elbow

Synonym: creaseplicationflexurecrimpbend

verb

1. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

e.g. Fold the egg whites into the batter

2. become folded or folded up

e.g. The bed folds in a jiffy

Synonym: fold up

3. bend or lay so that one part covers the other

e.g. fold up the newspaper
turn up your collar

Synonym: fold upturn up

4. confine in a fold, like sheep

Synonym: pen up

5. cease to operate or cause to cease operating

e.g. The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
close up the shop

Synonym: close upcloseshut downclose down

1. 折叠;折起;叠起
If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place.

e.g. He folded the paper carefully...
他把纸小心地折起来。
e.g. Fold the omelette in half...
把煎蛋对折。

2. 褶缝;褶痕;折叠线
A fold in a piece of paper or cloth is a bend that you make in it when you put one part of it over another part and press the edge.

e.g. Make another fold and turn the ends together.
再折一下，把末端对齐。

3. (布料的)褶皱，褶痕
The folds in a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat.

fold

e.g. The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.
牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。

4. 折叠;折起
If a piece of furniture or equipment folds or if you can fold it, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. This portable seat folds flat for easy storage...
这张便携椅可以折叠，便于收纳。

5. 交叉，交叠(双手或双臂)
If you fold your arms or hands, you bring them together and cross or link them, for example over your chest.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

6. (企业或组织)停业，关门
If a business or organization folds, it is unsuccessful and has to close.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 2,500 small businesses were folding each week.
每周有2,500家小企业关张。

7. 队伍;同一群体的人
When someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come into the fold. When they leave the organization or group, you can say that they leave the fold .

fold

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

8. (烹饪时将调料)调入，加入
In cooking, if you fold in an ingredient or fold it into the other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients.

fold

e.g. Fold in the flour...
拌入面粉。
e.g. Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture.
把奶油调入蛋黄液中。

9. 把…折叠起来
If you fold something up, you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times.

e.g. She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse...
她将其折叠起来，塞进了钱包里。
e.g. He folded up his paper and put it away.
他把文件折了几折，然后收了起来。

相关词组：fold infold up

1. 褶皱：(新页面: 褶皱(fold)是指岩石的各种面状构造(如层面、叶理)受到力的作用而呈现弯曲形态的地质构造. 褶皱的形态千姿百态,褶皱的规模差别也极大. ...)褶皱(fold)是指岩石的各种面状构造(如层面、叶理)受到力的作用而呈现弯曲形态的地质构造.

2. 弃牌：a) 跟注(Call)b) 弃牌(Fold)c) 加注(Raise)答案a是对的. 你跟(Call)那个加注(Raise). 如果另外还有一个玩家的话,你必须押下你的所有筹码(All-In). 但是这里没有那个必要,因为你唯一的一个对手已经押下了所有筹码(All-In).