| 词组 | fold |
| 释义 | fold [folded, folded, folding] fold away 1. fold sth away • fold away sth to fold something into a small, neat, and usually flat shape, so that you can store it somewhere: ▪ Can you fold away the chairs and put them in the kitchen cupboard? ▪ She took her clothes out of the drier and began folding them away. 2. fold away if furniture or equipment folds away, it can be folded and made smaller, so that you can store it easily when it is not being used: ▪ The good thing about this bed is that it folds away. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fold up fold-away adj only before noun a fold-away bed, table etc can be folded into a small shape so that it can be stored easily fold in/into fold in sth • fold sth in • fold sth into sth to gently mix a food into a mixture when you are cooking: ▪ Beat the egg whites and fold them into the batter just before baking. ▪ Make sure that you fold in the cream before adding the fruit. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mix in/into fold up 1. fold up sth • fold sth up to fold something into a small, neat, and usually flat shape, so that you can store it somewhere: ▪ I can never remember how to fold up the tent so that it fits into the bag. ▪ She reached for the map and folded it up neatly. ■ OPPOSITE: unfold 2. fold up if something such as furniture or equipment folds up, it can be folded and made smaller, so that you can store it easily when it is not being used: ▪ The table folds up for easy storage when you're not using it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fold away fold-up adj only before noun a fold-up bed, table etc can be folded into a small shape so that it can be stored easily: ▪ Hattie kept a fold-up bed in the spare room. 3. fold up if a business folds up, it closes permanently because it has not been successful: ▪ Experts have predicted that one-third of East Germany's 8,000 businesses could fold up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fold, go bust |
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