folded
folded — 動詞
- foldedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- foldeds3rd person singular
- foldeding-ing form
- foldededpast simple
1. to bring one part of paper, cloth, or another thin material over another part, u
摺；對摺
把紙或布的一部分疊到另一部分上
to bring one part of paper, cloth, or another thin material over another part, usually pressing along the line where the two parts meet.
Mira folded the letter in half before putting it into the envelope.
Mira 把信對摺後再放進信封裡。
fold + object + in half
Yumi folded the laundry while listening to a podcast about gardening.
Yumi 一邊聽園藝相關的 podcast，一邊摺著洗好的衣服。
fold + clothing/laundry collocation
The map folded neatly along the printed creases when Nikhil pressed it flat.
Nikhil 把地圖壓平時，地圖就沿著印好的摺痕整齊地摺起來。
Layla folded the corner of the page down to mark where the recipe started.
Layla 把書頁的一角往下摺，標出食譜開始的地方。
Please fold the napkin into a triangle and put it on each plate.
請把餐巾摺成三角形，放在每個盤子上。
- crease
emphasises the resulting line more than the act of doubling over
- double over
stresses that one half lies on top of the other
- bend
weaker — does not require one part to lie on another
- unfold
open out something that was folded
- smooth out
remove the fold by flattening
文法句型
fold + object
fold + adverb (in half / over / up)
用法筆記
Frequently followed by an adverb of direction (in half, over, up, down, back) that specifies how the fold is made.
常見錯誤
2. to wrap an object loosely by covering it with cloth, paper, or another soft mate
包覆；裹起
用布或紙鬆鬆地把東西包住
to wrap an object loosely by covering it with cloth, paper, or another soft material that is brought around it.
Adaeze folded the warm bread in a clean tea towel to keep it soft.
Adaeze 用一條乾淨的茶巾把熱麵包包起來，讓它保持柔軟。
fold + object + in + wrapping material
Caio folded the small gift in tissue paper before tying a green ribbon around it.
Caio 用薄棉紙把小禮物包好，再綁上一條綠色緞帶。
The nurse gently folded the newborn baby into a soft cotton blanket.
護理師輕輕地把新生兒包進一條柔軟的棉毯裡。
Élise folded the silver coin in a square of red silk and slipped it into her pocket.
Élise 用一小塊紅色絲綢把銀幣包起來，塞進口袋裡。
- unwrap
remove the covering material
文法句型
fold something in something
fold something into something
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 1: here the material is brought around an object to enclose it, rather than the material itself being doubled. The object wrapped is usually small and the wrapping is gentle.
常見錯誤
3. to cross one arm over the other in front of you, holding them close against your
雙臂交抱
把兩隻手臂在胸前交叉抱住
to cross one arm over the other in front of you, holding them close against your body — often shown when someone is waiting, refusing, or feeling defensive.
Esme folded her arms and stared at the wall while the teacher repeated the question.
老師重複那個問題時，Esme 雙臂交抱，盯著牆壁。
fold + your arms (showing disagreement)
Arjun stood at the door with his arms folded, waiting for an apology.
Arjun 雙臂交抱站在門口，等著一句道歉。
passive participle: with arms folded
Yuki folded her arms tightly against the cold morning wind on the train platform.
在月台上的清晨寒風中，Yuki 緊緊地把雙臂交抱在胸前。
The coach folded his arms and told the players to listen carefully to the new plan.
教練雙臂交抱，要球員們仔細聽新的戰術。
- cross
as in 'cross your arms' — interchangeable in most everyday contexts
- unfold
open the arms again from the folded position
文法句型
fold + your arms
用法筆記
Object is almost always 'your arms' (or 'her arms', 'his arms', etc.). Often signals an emotional stance — patience running out, quiet refusal, or guarding oneself.
常見錯誤
4. to tuck a limb — such as a leg, wing, or knee — inward so that it rests against
蜷起；收攏
把身體某部位向身體內側收攏
to tuck a limb — such as a leg, wing, or knee — inward so that it rests against or beneath the rest of the body.
Jessica folded her legs under her and read by the kitchen window.
Jessica 把雙腿蜷在身下，坐在廚房窗邊看書。
fold + leg + under (sitting posture)
The heron folded its wings against its body and waited motionless beside the pond.
蒼鷺把翅膀收攏在身體兩側，一動也不動地站在池塘旁。
fold + wings + against body (animal pose)
Christopher folded his knees up to his chest on the small wooden bench.
Christopher 在那張小木凳上把雙膝蜷起來，貼到胸口。
Anong folded her hands into her lap and waited for the doctor to speak.
Anong 把雙手收攏在大腿上，等醫師開口。
- stretch out
extend the limb away from the body
- extend
more formal; opposite of tucking in
文法句型
fold + body part + under / against / into
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 3: this sense covers any body part (legs, wings, hands, knees) being tucked in, not just crossing the arms. A preposition of direction ('under', 'against', 'into') almost always follows.
常見錯誤
5. to stop operating because of failure, or in a card game such as poker, to drop o
倒閉；蓋牌
公司結束營業，或撲克中棄牌不再下注
to stop operating because of failure, or in a card game such as poker, to drop out of a round by putting your cards down rather than continuing to bet.
The small bookshop on Bridge Street folded after only two years of trading.
Bridge Street 上那家小書店只營業了兩年就倒閉了。
fold (of a business) + after / because of
Ritu folded on the third round of poker as soon as Théo raised the bet.
Théo 一加注，Ritu 就在撲克第三輪蓋牌了。
fold (in poker) + on round N
The travel agency finally folded when the bank refused another loan.
在銀行拒絕再放一筆貸款之後，那家旅行社終究還是倒閉了。
Brian folded early, certain that someone at the table was holding a much stronger hand.
Brian 很早就蓋牌了，他相信桌上有人拿了一手強得多的牌。
Two more local restaurants have folded since the new shopping mall opened.
新的購物中心開幕後，又有兩家當地餐廳跟著收掉。
文法句型
fold (of a business)
fold (in a card game)
用法筆記
Subject is either a business / company / shop (closure sense) or a card-player (poker sense). The two readings are kept apart by context — there is almost never ambiguity about which one is meant.
常見錯誤
6. in cooking, to add one ingredient to a mixture by lifting and turning the mixtur
拌入；輕拌
用緩慢翻動的方式把食材拌進混合物
in cooking, to add one ingredient to a mixture by lifting and turning the mixture slowly so that air is kept inside, instead of stirring or beating it hard.
Sade folded the whipped cream into the chocolate mousse with a large metal spoon.
Sade 用一支大金屬湯匙把打發的鮮奶油拌入巧克力慕斯裡。
fold + ingredient + into + mixture
Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter until no white streaks remain.
把蛋白輕輕拌入蛋糕麵糊，直到看不見白色紋路為止。
imperative recipe instruction
Mia folded the blueberries through the muffin mixture so the fruit would not break.
Mia 把藍莓緩緩拌進瑪芬麵糊中，讓水果不會破掉。
Nicholas carefully folded the melted butter into the flour to keep the pastry light.
Nicholas 小心地把融化的奶油拌入麵粉，讓酥皮維持輕盈。
- fold in
the phrasal-verb form used in most recipes
- incorporate
more formal; less specific about the gentle motion
文法句型
fold + ingredient + in / into + mixture
用法筆記
Almost always appears with 'in' or 'into', and almost always in recipes. The point is the gentle motion — telling readers 'fold' rather than 'stir' is a signal about technique.
常見錯誤
7. in older or rural English, to keep sheep inside a small fenced area, usually at
把羊圈進羊欄
把羊群關進小型柵欄內過夜
in older or rural English, to keep sheep inside a small fenced area, usually at night for safety.
The shepherd folded the ewes near the cottage every evening before the autumn frost.
牧羊人每天傍晚在秋霜來臨前，把母羊圈進屋邊的羊欄。
fold + sheep + place / time
On the old Welsh farm, lambs were folded at dusk to protect them from foxes.
在那座威爾斯的舊農場上，小羊在黃昏時被圈進欄裡，免得被狐狸襲擊。
passive: be folded + reason
Ryan folded the flock inside the stone enclosure before the storm arrived.
Ryan 在暴風雨來之前，把整群羊趕進石砌的羊欄。
The old shepherd had folded sheep on the same hillside for nearly forty years.
那位老牧羊人在同一座山坡上把羊圈進羊欄，已經將近四十年了。
- release
let the animals out of the fold
文法句型
fold + sheep / animals
用法筆記
Largely confined to rural, pastoral, or older literary writing. Modern farmers more often say 'pen' or 'shut in'. Mostly used with sheep or lambs as the object.
folded — 名詞
1. a line or curved mark left in paper, cloth, or skin where it has been pressed to
摺痕；皺褶
紙、布或皮膚上被摺壓出來的線條
a line or curved mark left in paper, cloth, or skin where it has been pressed together so one part lies on another.
Mira ran her finger along the fold of the old letter to flatten it out.
Mira 用手指沿著那封舊信的摺痕滑過，把信攤平。
a fold of + paper / letter
The shirt had a sharp fold across the front from being packed too long in the suitcase.
那件襯衫因為在行李箱裡壓太久，前面留下一道明顯的摺痕。
a fold + position phrase
Layla traced the soft folds of the silk curtain with the tip of her pencil.
Layla 用筆尖描著絲質窗簾上柔和的皺褶。
Tiny folds had begun to appear at the corners of Esme's eyes when she laughed.
Esme 笑起來時，眼角已經開始出現細小的皺褶。
文法句型
a fold in something
用法筆記
Plural 'folds' is just as common as the singular, especially for cloth or skin where several lines appear together.
常見錯誤
2. in geology, a curved shape formed when underground rock has been pushed sideways
岩層褶皺
地下岩層因擠壓而形成的彎曲
in geology, a curved shape formed when underground rock has been pushed sideways for a long time and bent into a wave-like form.
The hillside revealed a deep fold in the limestone where the cliff face had cracked open.
山坡上露出一道很深的石灰岩褶皺，崖面已經裂開。
a fold in + rock type
Geologists from Tokyo studied the ancient folds in the valley to learn about past earthquakes.
東京來的地質學家研究這座山谷裡古老的褶皺，藉此了解過去的地震。
The students saw how folds in the rock layers had pushed the older stone up to the surface.
學生們看到岩層的褶皺如何把較古老的岩石推到地表上來。
A long fold runs beneath the eastern coast and shapes the line of low hills above.
一道很長的褶皺延伸在東岸地底，也決定了上方那排低矮丘陵的走向。
- flexure
more technical geological term for the same feature
- fault
a break rather than a bend in the rock layer
文法句型
a fold in the rock
用法筆記
Specialist geological vocabulary. The fold itself is invisible at the surface but its shape often explains the curves of hills and valleys above.
3. in anatomy, a part of the skin, muscle, or other body tissue that is doubled ove
皺褶；摺層
皮膚、肌肉或膜組織折疊形成的部位
in anatomy, a part of the skin, muscle, or other body tissue that is doubled over so that two surfaces lie close together.
The doctor checked for a rash hidden inside the fold of skin behind Adaeze's ear.
醫師檢查 Adaeze 耳後皮膚皺褶裡有沒有藏著疹子。
a fold of skin + body location
Tiny folds in the lining of the stomach help the body break down food more easily.
胃壁內襯上細小的皺褶可以幫助身體更容易分解食物。
folds + biological function
Caio noticed a deep fold of muscle running along the wing of the small bat.
Caio 注意到那隻小蝙蝠的翅膀上有一道很深的肌肉皺褶。
The membrane forms a thin fold that separates the two halves of the heart.
那層膜形成一道薄薄的皺褶，把心臟的兩個半部分隔開。
- plica
technical anatomical term, mostly seen in medical writing
文法句型
a fold of skin / muscle / membrane
用法筆記
Common in medical and biology writing. Pair with a body part ('a fold of skin', 'a fold in the stomach lining') to be specific.
4. a small piece of land surrounded by a fence or low wall where sheep are kept, es
羊欄；羊圈
用柵欄圍起來夜間關羊的小區域
a small piece of land surrounded by a fence or low wall where sheep are kept, especially at night for protection.
At sunset the shepherd led the sheep back into the stone fold beside the cottage.
日落時，牧羊人把羊群帶回小屋旁邊的石砌羊欄裡。
into the fold (movement)
The old fold on the hillside had not held sheep for nearly fifty years.
山坡上那座舊羊欄已經將近五十年沒有關過羊了。
Yumi rebuilt the wooden fold so that the lambs would be safe from the wind.
Yumi 把木造的羊欄重新搭好，好讓小羊不會被風吹到。
A low wall around the fold kept the sheep from wandering into the road.
羊欄外的一道矮牆讓羊群不會走到馬路上。
- pasture
open grazing land, the opposite of a small enclosed fold
文法句型
the fold
into the fold
用法筆記
A traditional pastoral word; modern English usually says 'pen' or 'enclosure'. Most often paired with sheep or lambs.
5. a group of people, often a religious community or organization, that you belong
歸屬的團體
讓人感到歸屬、可重新回到的群體
a group of people, often a religious community or organization, that you belong to and feel at home in, especially one you can come back to after being away.
Élise returned to the fold of her old reading club after three years living in Lisbon.
在里斯本住了三年之後，Élise 回到她從前那個讀書會的圈子裡。
return to the fold + group
The small church welcomed Nikhil back into the fold without asking any questions.
那間小教會把 Nikhil 重新接納回團體中，什麼也沒多問。
welcome + back into the fold
Many former players hope to be brought back into the fold of the national team.
許多前球員都希望能被重新接納回國家隊的圈子裡。
After years of silence, Brian quietly rejoined the fold of his university friends.
在沉默多年之後，Brian 靜靜地重新回到他大學朋友的圈子裡。
- outsider group
those outside the fold
文法句型
return to the fold
welcome someone back into the fold
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'the fold', and usually with verbs of returning ('come back to', 'return to', 'welcome into'). Strongly associated with belonging and acceptance.
常見錯誤
6. a group of sheep or goats kept together, especially under the care of one shephe
羊群；畜群
由一位牧人照顧的綿羊或山羊群
a group of sheep or goats kept together, especially under the care of one shepherd or farmer.
A fold of twenty sheep grazed on the high pasture above the lake.
一群二十頭的羊在湖邊上方的高地草原上吃草。
a fold of + number + sheep/goats
Anong sold half her fold of goats to pay for the new barn roof.
Anong 賣掉了自家羊群裡一半的山羊，用來支付新的穀倉屋頂。
The old farmer counted his fold every morning before opening the gate.
那位老農夫每天早上開門之前，都會先把整群羊清點一遍。
A small fold of black-faced sheep wandered slowly across the narrow mountain road.
一小群黑面綿羊慢慢地走過那條狹窄的山路。
文法句型
a fold of sheep / goats
用法筆記
A traditional pastoral usage; in modern English 'flock' or 'herd' is far more common. Best kept for rural or literary contexts.