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fork

UK /fɔːk/US /fɔːrk/

词源

源自古英语 'forca',意为叉子或分叉的工具,来自拉丁语 'furca',意为叉或叉形物。

noun

❶ 一种餐具,通常有多个尖齿,用于叉取或搅拌食物。常见于西餐中,与刀和勺配合使用。

“She picked up the fork and started eating her salad.”

(她拿起叉子开始吃沙拉。)

“Please pass me a fork for the cake.”

(请递给我一把叉子来吃蛋糕。)

❶ 分叉处或分叉的形状,如道路、树枝或河流的分岔部分。常用于描述物体分成两个或多个方向的部分。

“Take the left fork in the road to reach the village.”

(在道路的分叉处向左走就能到达村庄。)

“The river splits into two forks near the mountain.”

(这条河在山附近分成两条支流。)

同义词:utensil, division, branch, split

verb

❶ 用叉子叉起或移动某物,通常指食物或其他小物件。

“She forked a piece of meat onto her plate.”

(她用叉子叉了一块肉放到盘子里。)

“He forked the hay into the barn.”

(他用叉子把干草叉进谷仓。)

❶ 分叉或分成两个或多个方向,常用于描述道路、河流或物体的分支。

“The road forks ahead; we need to choose a direction.”

(前方道路分叉,我们需要选择一个方向。)

“The river forks into two smaller streams.”

(这条河分成两条较小的支流。)

同义词:divide, branch, split, separate

常见短语

fork over — 不情愿地交出某物,通常是钱或贵重物品,常用于非正式场合。

“He finally forked over the money he owed me.”

(他终于不情愿地还了欠我的钱。)

fork out — 花钱或付出某物,通常指不情愿或花费较大。

“I had to fork out a lot of money for the repairs.”

(我不得不花一大笔钱来修理。)