fold
US: /ˈfoʊɫd/
UK: /fˈəʊld/
UK: /fˈəʊld/
English Vietnamese dictionary
fold /fould/
- danh từ
- bãi rào (nhốt súc vật)
- (nghĩa bóng) các con chiên
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhóm người cùng chung quyền lợi, nhóm người cùng chung mục đích
- to return to the fold
- trở về với gia đình
- ngoại động từ
- quây (bâi) cho súc vật (để bán đất)
- cho (súc vật) vào bâi rào, quây (súc vật) vào bãi rào
- danh từ
- nếp gấp
- khe núi, hốc núi
- khúc cuộn (của con rắn)
- (địa lý,ddịa chất) nếp oằn
- ngoại động từ
- gấp, gập; vén, xắn
- to fold back the sleeves: vén tay áo lên
- khoanh (tay)
- to fold one's ám: khoanh tay
- bọc kỹ; bao phủ
- to fold somebody in papaer: bọc kỹ bằng giấy
- hills folded in mist: đồi phủ kín trong sương
- ôm, ãm (vào lòng)
- to fold a child in one's arms (to one's breast): ôm một đứa trẻ trong cánh tay (vào lòng)
- gấp, gập; vén, xắn
- nội động từ
- gập lại, gấp nếp lại
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [VN] ~ sth (up)
~ sth (back, down, over, etc.) to bend sth, especially paper or fabric, so that one part lies on top of another part: He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. + First, fold the paper in half / in two. + The blankets had been folded down. + a pile of neatly folded clothes + The bird folded its wings.
Antonym: UNFOLD
See also -
2 ~ (sth)(away / down) to bend sth so that it becomes smaller or flatter and can be stored or carried more easily; to bend or be able to bend in this way: [VN] The bed can be folded away during the day. + [V] The table folds up when not in use. + (figurative) When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell). + [V-ADJ] The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.
3 [VN] ~ A in B
~ B round / over A to wrap sth around sb/sth: She gently folded the baby in a blanket. + She folded a blanket around the baby.
4 [V] (of a company, a play, etc.) to close because it is not successful: The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
Idioms: fold sb in your arms (literary) to put your arms around sb and hold them against your body
fold your arms to put one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body: He stood watching her with his arms folded across his chest.
fold your hands to bring or hold your hands together: She kept her hands folded in her lap.
Phrasal Verbs: fold sth<->in
fold sth into sth (in cooking) to add one substance to another and gently mix them together: Fold in the beaten egg whites.
+ noun
1 [C] a part of sth, especially fabric, that is folded or hangs as if it had been folded: the folds of her dress + loose folds of skin
2 [C] a mark or line made by folding sth, or showing where sth should be folded: Why is the place I want to find always on the fold of the map?
3 [C] an area in a field surrounded by a fence or wall where sheep are kept for safety
4 (the fold) [sing.] a group of people with whom you feel you belong or who share the same ideas or beliefs: He called on former Republican voters to return to the fold. + She was determined to draw Matthew back into the family fold.
5 [C] (geology) a curve or bend in the line of the layers of rock in the earth's CRUST
6 [C] (BrE) a hollow place among hills or mountains
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 bend, ply, double (over or up), overlap, crease, pleat, gather, crimp:
Fold the letter before putting it into the envelope.
2 enclose, envelop, enfold, wrap, enwrap, clasp, clip, embrace, hug, gather:
He folded her in his arms.
3 give way, collapse, fail, close (up or down), shut down, go out of business, go bankrupt, Colloq go under, go broke, go bust, Brit go to the wall:
The company folded and ten employees were made redundant.
n.
4 crease, wrinkle, crinkle, pucker, pleat, gather, crimp, overlap, lap:
The folds will remain crisp if you use starch when ironing.
Collocation dictionary
1 part of sth folded
ADJ.
billowing, loose, soft
billowing folds of clouds
| deep, heavy | neat | vertical
VERB + FOLD
be hidden behind/by/in
The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
| fall in, hang in ~s
The fabric fell in soft folds. His face hung in heavy folds.
PREP.
in a/the ~
It was a solitary spot in a fold between two hills.
| ~ in
a fold in the land
PHRASES
folds of flesh/skin
the loose folds of flesh under her chin
2 the fold: group of people who feel they belong
ADJ.
international | family | Anglican, Catholic, etc.
VERB + FOLD
join | leave | come back into/to, return to | be back in
The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
| bring sb (back) into/to
The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
| accept sb back into, welcome sb (back) into/to
His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.
PREP.
within a/the ~
opposing viewpoints within the Anglican fold
Concise English dictionary
folds|folded|foldingfəʊld
noun
+an angular or rounded shape made by folding
+a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
+a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
+a group of sheep or goats
+a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
+a pen for sheep
+the act of folding
verb
+bend or lay so that one part covers the other
+intertwine
+incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
+cease to operate or cause to cease operating
+confine in a fold, like sheep
+become folded or folded up
