| 词汇 | fold up |
| 释义 | fold up 1. end in failure;go bankrupt;close up 以失败而告终；破产；倒闭；停止营业 * The business folded up. 买卖失败了。 * In an economic crisis, smaller enterprises are usually among the first to fold up. 小的企业在经济危机中往往最先倒闭。 * Most of his amibitious schemes folded up on him. 他的野心勃勃的计划大部分都玻产了。 * The new restaurant folded up in less than a year. 这家新开的饭馆不到一年就关门了。 2. suffer moral or spiritual collapse 垮掉；精神崩溃 * She didn't fold up when her only son died. She kept on working even harder. 当她的独生子死去时，她并没有精神崩溃，相反更加努力地继续工作。 * He folded up when the prosecutor discredited his story. 当检察官不相信他的陈述时，他精神崩溃了。 3. collapse with mirth or pain（因高兴或疼痛）坍下来（笑得要命，痛得要命等） * From the moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up in their seats. 这个小丑一上场，观众们就坐在椅子上笑得前俯后仰。 * The pain in her stomach was so sharp that she folded up. 她的胃疼得她连腰都直不起来了。 * He folded up with laughter. 他笑弯了腰。 3. make smaller by folding 迭小 * She folded up the papers. 她迭起了报纸。 * Fold up your clothes tidily, please. 请把你的衣服迭整齐。 * Would you fold up the garden chairs and put them in the storeroom? 你能把花房里的折迭椅迭起来放入储藏室去吗？ 4. collapse;break down 坍塌；倒塌 * He sat down on the chair, but it suddenly folded up under him. 他往椅子上一坐，但是突然那椅倒塌下来了。 * The table folded up under the heavy weight. 这张桌子因上面放的东西太重而倒塌了。 |
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