fork

Word family adjectiveforkedforkyadverbforkedlynounforkednessforkerforkfulforkinessforked lightningforkheadfork-lift truckforktailfork

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ldoce_121_efork1 /fɔːk $ fɔːrk/ S3 noun [countableC]

DFUa tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points 餐叉，叉子

Put the knives and forks on the table.

把刀叉摆放在桌子上。

→5 See picture of garden fork 园艺叉, fork 餐叉, forked lightning 叉状闪电 ... →4 See picture of 见图 MULTIPURPOSE

2. DLGa garden tool used for digging, with a handle and three or four points 叉；耙 → pitchfork1 →4 See picture of 见图 GARDENING

3 TTa place where a road, river, or tree divides into two parts, or one of the parts it divides into 〔路的〕岔口；〔河流的〕分流处；〔树的〕分杈（处）

the north fork of the Sacramento river

萨克拉门托河的北向分流

Take the left fork then go straight on.

走左边的岔道，然后一直往前。

4. fork of lightning a sudden flash of lightning with two or more lines of light 叉状闪电

Examples from the Corpus

fork of lightning• Suddenly a huge fork of lightning hit the tree.

5. TTBone of the two metal bars between which the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle is fixed 〔自行车或摩托车的〕前叉 → tuning fork →4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE

→5 see picture at 见图 bicycle, motorbike

Examples from the Corpus

fork• Lift ginger with a fork on to the sugar and turn, coating well.• If brining fatty birds such as goose and duck, puncture skin lightly with a fork.• Maybe he'd never used a knife and fork.• Remember that garden fork he borrowed?• My friend puts down her fork and looks me in the eye.• knives, forks, and spoons• the middle fork of the Klamath River• Turn left at the fork in the road.• She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork.

knives and forks• There's no point in getting all the other decorative details perfect if your plates and knives and forks are all wrong.• He would be setting her tray, looking for knives and forks, salt and pepper, plates to heat.• Molly went on laying the table, placing knives and forks neatly as though her sanity depended on it.• I ate off tiny silver plates, with silver knives and forks.• Jessica had slammed a drawer open, was sorting knives and forks out, brittle, self-absorbed.• Did you count the knives and forks and spoons?• What would become of the knives and forks, who would want to buy them?• Many seemed not to know what the knives and forks were for and took the napkins for handkerchiefs.

Related topics: Transport, Food, Gardening

fork2 verb

1 (also fork off) [intransitiveI]TT if a road, river etc forks, it divides into two parts 〔道路、河流等〕分岔，岔开 → divide, split

The path forked off in two directions.

小路分岔后通往两个方向。

2 fork (off) left/right TTto go left or right when a road divides into two parts 在岔口往左拐/往右拐 SYN turn

Fork left at the bottom of the hill.

在山脚的岔口往左拐。

Examples from the Corpus

fork (off) left/right• At the first fork they must go left and at the next fork right and so on until they were challenged.• Then with a wave she forked left and was gone.• After 50yds fork right on to a track which climbs up Triscombe Combe.

3 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DFDLG to put food into your mouth or onto a plate using a fork 叉起〔食物〕

fork something into/onto etc something

He forked some bacon into his mouth.

他叉了几片熏猪肉送进嘴里。

4 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DFDLG to put manure into soil or to move soil around using a large garden fork 〔用大的园艺叉、耙〕翻耙

fork something in/over etc

In November, the soil should be forked over.

11月应当翻整土壤。

5 fork out (something) phrasal verbphr v informal PAY FORto spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to 〔不情愿地〕大把花钱

for/on

I had to fork out £600 on my car when I had it serviced.

我把车送去检修，不得不花了600英镑。

We don’t want to have to fork out for an expensive meal.

我们可不想掏钱去吃一顿很贵的饭。

Examples from the Corpus

fork out • He remained calm, made a call and forked out $ 700 of his own money for a plane ticket.• These sums, unsurprisingly, are forked out by the taxpayer.• I got away from Slim on my own, and nobody had to fork out no fifty thousand.• Meanwhile farmers have no option but to fork out the ever-increasing premiums that insurers are demanding.• Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band.

fork for/on• Gardeners might also fork out £2,000 for a statue-alarm - now commonplace in gardens owned by the National Trust.• Look for a second opinion before you fork out cash on the basis of a recommendation.

6 fork something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE informal to give money to someone or something, or spend money on something 给予〔钱〕；花费〔钱〕

The arena won’t be finished until private donors fork over more money.

体育场要等有了更多的私人捐助才能建成。

Examples from the Corpus

fork over• Spoon the mince mixture into the greased baking dish and roughly level the top with a fork.• Mash the cheese with a fork and grate over it the rind of an orange.• With a fork draw lines over the warm chocolate to resemble bark.

Examples from the Corpus

fork• The tail is deeply forked and ends in fine points.• The filaments themselves are forked at various places and often meander wildly.• Then with a wave she forked left and was gone.• I crossed a railroad overpass and reached a bunch of shacks where two highways forked off, both for Denver.• These sums, unsurprisingly, are forked out by the taxpayer.• Taxpayers have forked over $ 1. 1 billion in interest payments.• Certainly nothing I could easily fork oyer, and clearly, no one else will offer to do it.• Anna forked some more potatoes onto her plate.

From Longman Business Dictionary

forkfork /fɔːkfɔːrk/ verb

→ fork out something

→ fork over something

Origin fork1

Old English forca, from Latin furca

词汇	fork
释义	fork Word family adjectiveforkedforkyadverbforkedlynounforkednessforkerforkfulforkinessforked lightningforkheadfork-lift truckforktailfork Related topics: Utensils, Gardening, Transport, Bicycles, carts, horses ldoce_121_efork1 /fɔːk $ fɔːrk/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 DFUa tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points 餐叉，叉子 Put the knives and forks on the table. 把刀叉摆放在桌子上。 →5 See picture of garden fork 园艺叉, fork 餐叉, forked lightning 叉状闪电 ... →4 See picture of 见图 MULTIPURPOSE 2. DLGa garden tool used for digging, with a handle and three or four points 叉；耙 → pitchfork1 →4 See picture of 见图 GARDENING 3 TTa place where a road, river, or tree divides into two parts, or one of the parts it divides into 〔路的〕岔口；〔河流的〕分流处；〔树的〕分杈（处） the north fork of the Sacramento river 萨克拉门托河的北向分流 Take the left fork then go straight on. 走左边的岔道，然后一直往前。 4. fork of lightning a sudden flash of lightning with two or more lines of light 叉状闪电 Examples from the Corpus fork of lightning• Suddenly a huge fork of lightning hit the tree. 5. TTBone of the two metal bars between which the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle is fixed 〔自行车或摩托车的〕前叉 → tuning fork →4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle, motorbike Examples from the Corpus fork• Lift ginger with a fork on to the sugar and turn, coating well.• If brining fatty birds such as goose and duck, puncture skin lightly with a fork.• Maybe he'd never used a knife and fork.• Remember that garden fork he borrowed?• My friend puts down her fork and looks me in the eye.• knives, forks, and spoons• the middle fork of the Klamath River• Turn left at the fork in the road.• She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork. knives and forks• There's no point in getting all the other decorative details perfect if your plates and knives and forks are all wrong.• He would be setting her tray, looking for knives and forks, salt and pepper, plates to heat.• Molly went on laying the table, placing knives and forks neatly as though her sanity depended on it.• I ate off tiny silver plates, with silver knives and forks.• Jessica had slammed a drawer open, was sorting knives and forks out, brittle, self-absorbed.• Did you count the knives and forks and spoons?• What would become of the knives and forks, who would want to buy them?• Many seemed not to know what the knives and forks were for and took the napkins for handkerchiefs. Related topics: Transport, Food, Gardening fork2 verb 1 (also fork off) [intransitiveI]TT if a road, river etc forks, it divides into two parts 〔道路、河流等〕分岔，岔开 → divide, split The path forked off in two directions. 小路分岔后通往两个方向。 2 fork (off) left/right TTto go left or right when a road divides into two parts 在岔口往左拐/往右拐 SYN turn Fork left at the bottom of the hill. 在山脚的岔口往左拐。 Examples from the Corpus fork (off) left/right• At the first fork they must go left and at the next fork right and so on until they were challenged.• Then with a wave she forked left and was gone.• After 50yds fork right on to a track which climbs up Triscombe Combe. 3 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DFDLG to put food into your mouth or onto a plate using a fork 叉起〔食物〕 fork something into/onto etc something He forked some bacon into his mouth. 他叉了几片熏猪肉送进嘴里。 4 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DFDLG to put manure into soil or to move soil around using a large garden fork 〔用大的园艺叉、耙〕翻耙 fork something in/over etc In November, the soil should be forked over. 11月应当翻整土壤。 5 fork out (something) phrasal verbphr v informal PAY FORto spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to 〔不情愿地〕大把花钱 for/on I had to fork out £600 on my car when I had it serviced. 我把车送去检修，不得不花了600英镑。 We don’t want to have to fork out for an expensive meal. 我们可不想掏钱去吃一顿很贵的饭。 Examples from the Corpus fork out • He remained calm, made a call and forked out $ 700 of his own money for a plane ticket.• These sums, unsurprisingly, are forked out by the taxpayer.• I got away from Slim on my own, and nobody had to fork out no fifty thousand.• Meanwhile farmers have no option but to fork out the ever-increasing premiums that insurers are demanding.• Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band. fork for/on• Gardeners might also fork out £2,000 for a statue-alarm - now commonplace in gardens owned by the National Trust.• Look for a second opinion before you fork out cash on the basis of a recommendation. 6 fork something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE informal to give money to someone or something, or spend money on something 给予〔钱〕；花费〔钱〕 The arena won’t be finished until private donors fork over more money. 体育场要等有了更多的私人捐助才能建成。 Examples from the Corpus fork over• Spoon the mince mixture into the greased baking dish and roughly level the top with a fork.• Mash the cheese with a fork and grate over it the rind of an orange.• With a fork draw lines over the warm chocolate to resemble bark. Examples from the Corpus fork• The tail is deeply forked and ends in fine points.• The filaments themselves are forked at various places and often meander wildly.• Then with a wave she forked left and was gone.• I crossed a railroad overpass and reached a bunch of shacks where two highways forked off, both for Denver.• These sums, unsurprisingly, are forked out by the taxpayer.• Taxpayers have forked over $ 1. 1 billion in interest payments.• Certainly nothing I could easily fork oyer, and clearly, no one else will offer to do it.• Anna forked some more potatoes onto her plate. From Longman Business Dictionary forkfork /fɔːkfɔːrk/ verb → fork out something → fork over something Origin fork1 Old English forca, from Latin furca
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