The Open Dictionary

fork

名词

UK/fɔːk/
US/fɔːrk/

定义 fork 名词

utensil(餐具)

  1. A2Countable(可数名词)

    A utensil with two or more prongs used for eating food.

    叉子

    • He used a knife and fork to eat his steak.

      他用刀叉吃牛排。

    • Could you please pass me a fork?

      可以请你递给我一支叉子吗？

    • The cutlery set includes a knife, a fork, and a spoon.

      这套餐具包括一把刀、一支叉子和一支汤匙。

tool(工具)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A tool with a long handle and several prongs, used for digging or lifting.

    （园艺用）耙；叉

    • He used a garden fork to loosen the soil in the garden.

      他用园艺叉松动花园里的土壤。

    • The farmer used the fork to move the hay.

      农夫用叉子搬运干草。

    • The gardener used the fork to mix fertilizer into the soil.

      园丁用叉子将肥料混入土壤中。

division(分岔)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A point where a road, path, or river splits into two or more separate routes.

    道路、河流等分成两条的分叉处；分岔路。

    • At the fork, we had to decide which direction to go.

      在岔路口，我们必须决定要往哪个方向走。

    • The path splits at a fork in the middle of the forest.

      小路在森林中间的分岔处分开。

    • The river creates a fork in the canyon.

      河流在峡谷中形成了一个分岔。

动词

UK/fɔːk/
US/fɔːrk/

定义 fork 动词

divide(分开)

  1. Intransitive(不及物动词)

    To divide into two or more branches or parts.

    （道路或河流）分岔；分叉

    • The stream forks at the base of the mountain.

      小溪在山脚下分成两条支流。

    • The road forks into two different routes just outside of town.

      这条路在镇外分成两条不同的路线。

    • The river forks before entering the delta.

      这条河在进入三角洲之前分成两条支流。

choose(选择)

  1. Intransitive(不及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)

    To choose one of two directions at a junction where a road or path divides.

    （道路）分岔；岔开

    • Fork left at the junction.

      在路口向左转。

    • He chose to fork right at the split.

      他在岔路口选择了右转。

    • When you reach the fork, you need to decide which way to go.

      当你到达岔路时，你需要决定往哪个方向走。

move(移动)

  1. Transitive(及物动词)

    To lift or move something using a fork.

    用叉子移动或挖掘

    • The farmer forked the hay onto the trailer.

      农夫用叉子把干草叉到拖车上。

    • We need to fork the soil in the garden.

      我们需要用叉子翻动花园里的土壤。

    • They forked the baked potatoes out of the oven.

      他们用叉子把烤马铃薯从烤箱里拿出来。

片语动词 fork

  • fork out sth

    to disburse a certain sum of money, often with reluctance

    （尤指不情愿地）舍得花钱

    • Even though he didn't want to, he had to fork out from his credit card, it was really hard to part with the money.

    尽管他不愿意，但他还是不得不从信用卡里掏钱，这真的很难割舍。

  • fork over/up something

    to hand over something, particularly money, to someone, often reluctantly

    （通常是不得已地）付出；交出（特指金钱）

    • He had to fork over that money to the mechanic.

    他不得不把那笔钱交给技工。