词组 | fold up |
释义 | 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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