verb [VN] [often passive} to stop sth from happening,
espe- cially'sth illegal; to prevent sb from doing sth —败， 阻止，制止（非法活动等）H7?l THWART： to foil a pZaa/crime/piot 挫败计划
/ 犯罪
/ 阴谋◊ Customs officials foiled an attempt
to smuggle the paintings out of the count/y.梅关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴
谋。◊ They were
/〇卩ed in thefr attempt
to. smuggZe t/ie paintings.他们走私绘画作品的企图未能得逞。
foist /foist/ verb 'foist sb/sth on/upon sb to
force sb to accept sb/sth that —they do not
want 强迫
接受；把…强加于.：The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers.她的小说书名是出版商强加给
她的。
fold fH* /fauld; NAmE fould/ verb, noun
_ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (up) | 〜sth (back, down，over，etc.)
to
bend sth, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another
part 折叠，对折（纸、织物等）：ife /oZded the map up and
put it in his pocfcet..他把地图折叠 起来，放进亍
口袋。◊ First,/oW the paper
m two.首先，把纸对折起来。◊ The Wanfcets had
been /oided ciown.毛毯已
jff叠起柴。◊
apde o/nea办/oWed dothes —摞折叠整并的衣服◊
rhe bfrd/o〖ded fts wings. 那只鸟收起了
翅膀。rn-l-l unfold — see also fold-up 2 ~ (sthj (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 折小，叠 平，可折小，可叠平（以便贮存或携带）：[VN] 77ie bed can be/oZded away during the day•这张床在白天可lit折 叠收起。◊ [V] The
taWe/oZds up when not fn use. 桌子 不用时可以折叠起来。◊诉gwraf/Ve) When she heard
the news, her Zegs just/〇Wed under /ier'(= she fell).她听到 这消息时双腿发软（倒在地上）。◊ [V-ADj] TTie
ironing board /〇尬月at /or easy storage.烫衣杈能#折起来，便
于存放。3 [VN] ~ A in B 丨〜B round/over A to wrap sth around sb/sth 包；裹：She /oWed the baby in a
bZanfcet.她轻轻地把婴儿裹在毯子里。◊ S/ie/oWed a Wcmfcet
around the baby.她用毯子把婴儿裹了起来。
4 [V] (of a company，a play, etc.公葡、戏剧_) to close because it is not successful 倒闭；停结束
imBl
fold sb in your 'arms {literary) to put your arms around sb and hold them against your
body 鈿抱；搂住
fold
your 'arms to put
one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body 双臂交叉在胸前^
—picture
0
arm fold your 'hands to bring or hold your hands
together 十指交
X合拢交叠：She kept her hands folded fn her iap•她双手合拢，命在腿上。I3!mi fold sth^ in
1
,fo丨d sth 'into sth (in cooking 烹饪）to add one substance to
another and gently mix them together 把…调入；拌入：m the beaten egg whites.调入打 好的蛋白。
m noun 1 [C] a part of sth, especially
cloth, that is folded or hangs as i丨 it had been folded 褶；褶晨；折叠部分：
the/o〖d5 〇/ her dress她的连衣裙i;的褶◊〖oose/〇〖&
〇/
sfcin 皮肤松垮的褶皱
2 [C]
a mark or line made by folding sth, or showing where sth should be folded 痕；褶缝；褶线
3 [C]
an area in a field surrounded by a fence or wall where sheep are kept for
safety 羊栏；.羊
圈 4 the fold [sing.] a group of people with whom you feel you
belong or who share the same ideas or beliefs 志趣相同的人们；同一信仰的人们：He caHed on /ormer
RepuWican voters to return to the /o〖d.他号召昔日拥护
共和党的选民重新回到支持共和党的行列。5 [C] (geo/ogy 地）a curve or bend in the line
of the layers of rock in the earth’s crust (地壳岩右层的）摺皱
6 [C]
(8r£) a hollow place among hiils or mountains 山均)；..山洼； 山谷
-fo丨d (in adjectives and adverbs 构成形容词和副词）
multiplied by; having the number of parts mentioned
乘以.；…倍；由…部分组成：to increase ten/oZd增加到
4*.倍
foid-away /'fauldawei; 'fould-/ adj. =
folding
fold-er /'f0uld9(r); NAmE 'fould-1 noun 1 a cardboard or plastic cover for holding loose papers,
etc.文件夹；纸夹
—picture
o stationery 2 (in some computer
systems) a way of organizing and storing computer files (.某些
计算机系统中的）文件夹
fold-ing tH* /'fauldiij; NAmE 'fou-/ (also less frequent fold-away) adj. [only before noun]
(of a piece of furniture, a bicycle, etc•家具、.自行车等） that can be folded，so that it can be carried or stored in a
small space折叠式的；可折叠的：a /ceding chdir折椅 ◊ a/oidaway bed 折叠床
’fold-up
[only
before noun] (of an object 物件)that can be made smaller by
closing or folding so that it takes up less space可收拢的；可折叠的
fo-li-age /'fauliid3； NAmE 'fou-/ noun [U] the leaves of a tree or plant; leaves
and branches together (.植物的） 叶；枝tff: dense green/oHage茂密的绿叶 fo-liar /'f0〇li0(r); NAmE 'fou-/ adj. {technical relating to leaves叶的；叶状的：/oiiar colour叶子&颜色 folic acid /.folik 'aesid; .fau-; NAmE ,fou-/ noun [\J] a vitamin
found in green vegetables, liver
and kidney, needed by the body
for the production of red blood cells叶酸（见于绿色蔬菜、肝、肾的一种维生素，用于造
红血球>
folio /'feuliau; NAmE 'fouliou/ noun {pi. -〇s) 1 a book made with large
sheets of paper, especially as used in early printing (尤指早期印刷的）蚣开本2 术
语)a single sheet of paper
from a book (书籍的,）一页 folk /fauk; NAmEfouk/ noun,
adj.
mnoun 1 (also folks especially in
addressing more than one person ;大伙)L: Well, /oZfo, what are we going to
do today?喂，们，我W 今天要千什么？
3 folks [pi.] (/n/oz-ma/，espec/a//y AMwf) the members of your famiiy，especially your parents 亲 属；家属；（尤指）爹妈：ffowareyour/oZfcs?你爸妈 好吗？
4 [pi.] people from a particular country or
region, or who have a particular way of life (某国、■某 地区或某生活方式的）普通百姓：country/o〖fc乡下人◊ towns/oifc 城里人◊/arming/oHc 农民 5 (also 'folk music) [U] music in the
traditional style of a country or community 民.间音乐a/oMc/estival/concert 民间音乐 节/会
• arf/’. [only before, noun] 1 (of art, culture, etc•艺术、文化 等} traditional and typical of
the ordinary people of a country or community传统民间的；民俗的：/o〖fc art民
间艺术◊ a /o/fc museum民俗博物馆2 based on the beliefs of ordinary people M传良 I、面的；普通百姓的：
/oZfc
wisdom 民间魯慧◊ Gariic is widely
used in Chinese /oHc medicine.夫蒜广泛应用于中国民间医药。
'folk
dance noun [C, U] a traditional dance of a particular
area or country; a piece of music for such a dance 土风舞；民间舞蹈；民间舞曲
'folk
etymology (also .popular
ety mology) noun [U, C] a process by which a word is
changed, for example because of a mistaken belief that it is related to another
word, or to make a foreign word sound more familiar 民间词源；_ 俗词源学：Fo/fc etymoZogy h〇5 created the cheeseburger and the beanburger,
but the first hamburgers were in fact named after the city of Hamburg.民间.词源创逢了
cheeseburger
和
beanburger,
但最初hamburger —词实际以德国汉堡市命名的。
'folk hero noun a person that people in a
particular place admire because of sth special he or she has done 民间英雄
folk-lore /'f0uklo:(r); NAmE 'fouk-/ noun [U] the traditions and stories of a
country or community 民间传统；民
俗;民间传说：Jrish/Tmifan/oWdore爱尔兰/印度奐俗◊ The story rapidly became part of
family folklore,
事很快g成为家族传说的一部分。
folk-ior>ist /'faukloirist; NAmE 'fouk-/ nopin a person who studies folklore, especially
as an academic subject 民俗学家；民俗学研究者
.folk
'memory nouin [C, U] a memory of sth in the past that
the people of a country or community never forget
民间共同记忆（一个国家或社区的人不会忘记的事）
■folk music noun [U] = folk n.[5)
'folk singer noun a person who sings folk songs 民歌
手；唱民歌者