FOLD1 to fold something2 a piece of furniture or equipment that can be folded3 the straight line where something has been folded4 when something gets folds in it5 to open something that is folded1 to fold something 折叠某物fold /fəʊld/ [transitive verb]to bend a piece of paper or cloth, so that one part of it covers another 折叠，对叠 He folded his newspaper and handed it to me. 他把报纸折叠好交给我。 Before getting into bed, I usually fold my clothes and put them on the chair. 上床睡觉前，我通常把衣服折叠起来放在椅子上。fold something in two/in halfacross the middle 对折某物 Tom folded the letter in half and stuck it in his pocket. 汤姆把信对折好塞进口袋。fold something into a square/triangle etcso that it has the shape of a square or triangle 把某物折成正方形/三角形等 The napkins were folded into neat triangles. 餐巾被折成整齐的三角形。folded [adjective only before noun] a pile of folded towels 一叠折好的毛巾fold up /ˌfəʊld ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to fold something, usually several times, in order to make it into a smaller or neater shape 折起，叠好fold up something Rachel folded up the ironing board and put it in the closet. 雷切尔折起烫衣板，把它放进了壁橱。fold something up Don't just leave your clothes on the floor like that - fold them up. 别把衣服那样子放在地板上—把它们折好。turn down /ˌtɜːʳn ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]turn down a sheet/blanket/collar etcfold it back so that the top or corner of it is pressed down 折转〔翻下〕被单/毯子/衣领等turn down something I turned down a corner of the page I was reading and shut the book. 我把正在看的那页书上折了个角，合上了书。 The maid always turns down the bedclothes and places a mint on the pillow. 女仆总是把铺盖翻下并在枕头上放一块薄荷糖。turn something/it/them down Button up your jacket and turn the collar down. 扣上夹克，把衣领翻下来。2 a piece of furniture or equipment that can be folded 可折叠的家具或装置folding/collapsible /ˈfəʊldɪŋ, kəˈlæpsbəl/ [adjective only before noun]afolding orcollapsible bed, chair, bicycle etc is one that is specially designed so that it can be folded up and easily carried or stored 折叠式的，可折叠的 You'll have to sleep on a folding bed in the living room. 你只好睡在起居室内的折叠床上了。 By the window stood a large collapsible table with drawings and pencils all over it. 窗边立着一张折叠式大桌子，桌面上放满了图画和铅笔。fold/fold up /fəʊld, ˌfəʊld ˈʌp/ [intransitive verb not in progressive/intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive]able to be folded 可折起，能折叠 My umbrella folds up and fits into my handbag. 我的雨伞折起来能放进手提包。 I want a push chair that folds easily and weighs very little. 我想要一辆折叠方便、分量很轻的婴儿推车。fold up into somethingfold into the shape of something else 能折叠成某形状 This portable bath folds up into a carrying case that is perfect for storing baby clothes. 这个折叠式澡盆可折叠成一个手提箱，正好用来放婴儿衣服。3 the straight line where something has been folded 折叠处的折痕fold /fəʊld/ [countable noun]a straight line where something, especially paper or cloth, has been folded 〔尤指纸或布的〕折痕；褶痕 Cut the paper along the fold. 沿着折痕剪纸。 She lay there in the narrow bed, her chin resting on the fold of the sheet. 她在那张小床上躺着，下巴搭在床单的褶上。crease /kriːs/ [countable noun]a straight fold made carefully, especially in clothing 〔尤指衣服的〕褶子；折痕 I folded the paper back into its original creases and put it into the drawer. 我把纸按原来的折痕折回去，放进了抽屉。sharp crease The defendant wore a blue blazer, a white shirt, and gray pants with a sharp crease. 被告穿一件蓝外衣、一件白衬衫和一条褶痕很挺的灰裤子。4 when something gets folds in it 某物有褶痕crease /kriːs/ [intransitive verb]if clothescrease, they get unwanted folds or lines in them when you leave them somewhere, or when you wear them 起折痕，起皱 These trousers will crease if you don't hang them up properly. 这条裤子如果不挂好就会起皱。 Linen is a beautiful fabric but it creases very easily and needs to be pressed regularly. 亚麻是一种很漂亮的布料，可是很容易起折痕，需要经常熨烫。creased /kriːst/ [adjective]clothes that arecreased have unwanted folds or lines in them because you have left them somewhere or been wearing them 起皱的 His shirt was creased at the back where he had been lying down on it. 他衬衫背上躺着时压到的地方起皱了。 Professor Haines finally showed up wearing a badly creased suit with stains on the front. 海恩斯教授终于来了，穿着一套皱得不成样子的衣服，而且衣服前面污渍斑斑。get creased Don't put your shirts in there - they'll get creased. 别把你的衬衫放在那里，会弄皱的。crumpled /ˈkrʌmpəld/ [adjective usually before noun]if papers or clothes arecrumpled, they have a lot of unwanted lines and folds, and look old and untidy 弄皱的，皱巴巴的 She reached into her pocket and handed the clerk a crumpled ten-dollar bill. 她伸手从口袋里掏出一张皱巴巴的十美元纸币交给店员。 I spent the night under a bridge, using a crumpled blanket as a bed. 我那天夜里睡在桥下面，把一块皱巴巴的毯子当床用。5 to open something that is folded 把折叠的东西打开unfold /ʌnˈfəʊld/ [transitive verb] He took out his handkerchief, unfolded it, and blew his nose. 他拿出手帕，打开来擤鼻子。 Eileen struggled to unfold a large map. 艾琳费力地想要打开一张很大的地图。 ‘I must lay the table,’ she said, unfolding a clean white linen tablecloth. “我必须摆餐具了。”她边说边摊开一块干净的白色亚麻台布。