fork
/fɔːk/ (bre, ipa) · /fɔːrk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯrk/ (ame, mw)
fork — 名詞
- forksingular
- forksplural
1. a small item used for eating meals, consisting of a handle attached to several t
叉子
用餐時叉取食物的小工具
a small item used for eating meals, consisting of a handle attached to several thin sharp points that hold pieces of food
Yumi put down her fork and picked up the spoon to eat her soup.
Yumi 放下叉子，拿起湯匙喝湯。
collocation: put down her fork / pick up her fork
Luca set the table with a fork and a knife for each guest.
Luca 擺好餐桌，每位客人面前都放了一副刀叉。
collocation: set the table with a fork
This salad fork is smaller than the dinner fork next to the plate.
這把沙拉叉比盤子旁邊的主餐叉小。
Talia washed her fork and placed it back in the kitchen drawer.
Talia 洗好叉子，放回廚房抽屜裡。
文法句型
fork + handle + prongs
用法筆記
In Western table settings, the fork is usually held in the left hand while cutting food with a knife in the right hand. Common types include the dinner fork, salad fork, and dessert fork.
常見錯誤
2. a gardening implement that has a straight long handle and a set of strong pointe
耙子
園藝用長柄叉狀工具
a gardening implement that has a straight long handle and a set of strong pointed spikes at the bottom, used for digging or turning over earth, lifting crops, or moving straw
Femi used a garden fork to turn over the soil before planting vegetables.
Femi 用園藝叉翻鬆土壤，準備種菜。
compound noun: garden fork
Gabriela lifted the dry leaves with a pitchfork and carried them to the compost bin.
Gabriela 用乾草叉挑起一堆落葉，搬去堆肥箱。
compound noun: pitchfork
The old wooden handle of the fork broke while Christopher was digging up the potatoes.
Christopher 挖馬鈴薯時，叉子的舊木柄斷了。
Liam used a small hand fork to remove weeds from between the flower stems.
Liam 用小把手叉清除花莖之間的雜草。
- pitchfork
a type of garden fork with long curved prongs for lifting hay
- spading fork
a garden fork with flat prongs for digging compacted soil
文法句型
garden fork
pitchfork
用法筆記
A garden fork has thicker, stronger prongs than an eating fork. A pitchfork has longer, curved prongs and is used for lifting hay or straw.
3. either of the two separate paths that a road, river, or similar feature can spli
岔路；分岔
道路或河流分成兩支的地方
either of the two separate paths that a road, river, or similar feature can split into at a certain point
At the fork in the road, Yumi turned left toward the village instead of right.
Yumi 在岔路口沒有右轉，而是向左往村子走去。
idiom: fork in the road (literal)
Near the border, the river splits into two forks; one runs through the forest.
這條河在邊界附近分成兩條支流，較小的那一條流經森林。
collocation: the left fork / right fork
Luca stopped at the fork and checked the map to see which way to go.
Luca 在岔路口停車，查看地圖決定該走哪一條路。
Hikers should take the northern fork for an easier climb up the mountain.
登山客應該走步道北邊的岔路，上山的路會比較好走。
- junction
a place where roads come together, rather than split apart
文法句型
fork in the road
fork of the river
at the fork
用法筆記
Often used in the common expression 'fork in the road.' This can be literal (an actual road division) or figurative (a point where a person must make an important choice).
常見錯誤
4. an object or component whose form has at least two long sections spreading outwa
叉狀物
形狀像叉子的物體或部件
an object or component whose form has at least two long sections spreading outward from the middle, resembling a dinner fork
The musician struck the tuning fork against the table and listened to its clear note.
這位音樂家將音叉往桌上敲了一下，仔細聆聽它發出的清晰音調。
compound noun: tuning fork
A bright fork of lightning split the dark sky above the town during the storm.
暴風雨中，一道明亮的叉狀閃電劃過小鎮上方的夜空。
compound noun: fork of lightning
Faisal adjusted the bicycle fork to make sure it was straight before the race.
Faisal 調整了自行車的前叉，確保比賽前它是直的。
The metal sculpture had a fork shape with three long arms pointing outward.
這座金屬雕塑呈叉狀，有三根長臂向外伸展。
- prong
one of the pointed parts of a fork or fork-like object
文法句型
tuning fork
fork of lightning
用法筆記
A tuning fork produces a specific musical note when struck and is used to tune instruments. A bicycle fork holds the front wheel. A fork of lightning refers to a zigzag-shaped flash. These are distinct objects that share a Y-shaped form.
fork — 動詞
- forkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- forks3rd person singular
- forking-ing form
- forkedpast simple
1. used to describe a road, river, path, or similar feature that separates into two
分岔；分流
道路或河流等分成兩條分支
used to describe a road, river, path, or similar feature that separates into two distinct directions
The main road forks about two kilometres ahead, so keep an eye on the signs.
前方大約兩公里處主路分岔，請注意路標。
pattern: the road forks; adverb: ahead
The river forks near the old stone bridge, sending one stream toward the lake.
這條河在古老的石橋附近分岔，其中一條流向湖泊。
pattern: river forks + near [location]
Élise noticed that the hiking trail forked into three paths just beyond the wooden gate.
Élise 注意到登山步道在木柵門外分岔成三條小徑。
The railway line forks after the station, with one branch heading north and another south.
這條鐵路在車站之後分岔，一條支線往北，另一條往南。
- merge
when two things come together into one
文法句型
road/path/river + forks
fork into [number] branches
用法筆記
This sense is always intransitive — the road itself divides; no one divides it. The subject is typically a road, path, river, or railroad track. Common with 'into' to specify how many branches form.
常見錯誤
2. to turn onto one of the separate branches when a road or path divides in front o
轉入岔路
在分岔處選擇其中一條路走
to turn onto one of the separate branches when a road or path divides in front of you
The driver signalled and forked right onto the smaller gravel road leading to the farm.
司機打了方向燈，向右轉入通往農場的碎石小路。
pattern: fork + direction (right)
Hari forked left at the old church and followed the river south.
Hari 在古老教堂前向左轉入岔路，沿著河流往南走。
pattern: fork + direction + at [landmark] (human agent)
Hamza forked left without checking the map and ended up going the wrong way.
Hamza 沒看地圖就往左轉入岔路，結果走錯了方向。
Christopher forked right at the roundabout and headed toward the coast.
Christopher 在圓環轉入右邊的岔路，往海岸的方向前進。
- turn off
more general; not specific to a forked division
文法句型
fork left/right
fork off
fork away from
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb sense 1: verb 1 describes the road itself dividing; verb 2 describes a person's action of taking one branch. This sense is less common in everyday speech; most speakers say 'turn left at the fork' instead.
3. to lift, turn over, or move soil, plants, or other material using a garden or pi
用叉翻動
用園藝叉挖掘或翻動土壤
to lift, turn over, or move soil, plants, or other material using a garden or pitchfork
Piotr forked the compost into the flower beds to help the roses grow better.
Piotr 把堆肥用叉子翻進花圃裡，幫助玫瑰長得更好。
pattern: fork [material] into [place]
Talia forked over the vegetable patch before the first frost of winter.
Talia 在冬天第一次霜降前翻鬆了菜園的土壤。
phrasal verb: fork over (turn soil)
The farmer forked the hay into the barn while his daughter stacked the bales.
農夫用叉子把乾草挑進穀倉，他的女兒在一旁堆放草捆。
Yumi forked out the old plants and prepared the soil for new seeds.
Yumi 用叉子挖出老舊的植物，並整理土壤準備播種。
文法句型
fork + soil/earth/hay/leaves
fork + object + over/out/up
用法筆記
Common in gardening contexts. 'Fork over' means to turn soil using a garden fork, which is quicker than turning with a spade. 'Fork out' can mean to remove weeds or lift plants from the ground.