英语词汇“fork”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense forks, present participle forking, past tense, past participle forked

1. countable noun

A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end.

...knives and forks.

2. verb

If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it there using a fork.

Ann forked some fish into her mouth. [V n + into/onto]

He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich. [V n + into/onto]

3. countable noun

A garden fork is a tool used for breaking up soil which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end.

4. verb

If you fork something such as manure or hay, you move it from one place to another using a large garden fork.

They started me off in the gardens as a handyman. Digging, forking manure, that kindof thing. [VERB noun]

Farmers cut the hay, fork it on to a cart and then store it in barns. [VERB noun preposition]

5. countable noun

A fork in a road, path, or river is a point at which it divides into two parts and forms a 'Y' shape.

We arrived at a fork in the road. [+ in]

The road divides; you should take the right fork.

...the fork of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers.

6. verb [no cont]

If a road, path, or river forks, it forms a fork.

Beyond the village the road forked. [VERB]

The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Synonyms: branch, part, separate, split More Synonyms of fork

7. verb

If you fork in a particular direction when you are travelling along a road or path, you choose one of the forks in it and travel down it.

Just before the town boundary fork left onto a minor road. [VERB preposition/adverb]

8. See also tuning fork

Phrasal verbs:

See fork out

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单词	fork
释义	Trends of fork View usage for: fork (fɔːʳk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense forks, present participle forking, past tense, past participle forked 1. countable noun A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. ...knives and forks. 2. verb If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it there using a fork. Ann forked some fish into her mouth. [V n + into/onto] He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich. [V n + into/onto] 3. countable noun A garden fork is a tool used for breaking up soil which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. 4. verb If you fork something such as manure or hay, you move it from one place to another using a large garden fork. They started me off in the gardens as a handyman. Digging, forking manure, that kindof thing. [VERB noun] Farmers cut the hay, fork it on to a cart and then store it in barns. [VERB noun preposition] 5. countable noun A fork in a road, path, or river is a point at which it divides into two parts and forms a 'Y' shape. We arrived at a fork in the road. [+ in] The road divides; you should take the right fork. ...the fork of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers. 6. verb [no cont] If a road, path, or river forks, it forms a fork. Beyond the village the road forked. [VERB] The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: branch, part, separate, split More Synonyms of fork 7. verb If you fork in a particular direction when you are travelling along a road or path, you choose one of the forks in it and travel down it. Just before the town boundary fork left onto a minor road. [VERB preposition/adverb] 8. See also tuning fork Phrasal verbs: See fork out fork in British English (fɔːk) noun 1. a small usually metal implement consisting of two, three, or four long thin prongs on the end of a handle, used for lifting food to the mouth or turning it in cooking, etc 2. an agricultural tool consisting of a handle and three or four metal prongs, used for lifting, digging, etc 3. a pronged part of any machine, device, etc 4. (of a road, river, etc) a. a division into two or more branches b. the point where the division begins c. such a branch 5. mainly US the main tributary of a river 6. chess a position in which two pieces are forked verb 7. (transitive) to pick up, dig, etc, with a fork 8. (transitive) chess to place (two enemy pieces) under attack with one of one's own pieces, esp a knight 9. (transitive) to make into the shape of a fork 10. (intransitive) to be divided into two or more branches 11. to take one or other branch at a fork in a road, river, etc Derived forms forkful (ˈforkful) noun Word origin Old English forca, from Latin furca fork in American English (fɔrk) noun 1. an instrument of greatly varying size with a handle at one end and two or more pointed prongs at the other: forks are variouslyused as eating utensils and for pitching hay, breaking up soil, etc. 2. something resembling a fork in shape tuning fork 3. a division into branches; bifurcation 4. US the point where a river, road, etc. is divided into two or more branches, or wherebranches join to form a river, road, etc. 5. any of these branches verb intransitive 6. to divide into branches; be bifurcated where the road forks verb transitive 7. to make into the shape of a fork 8. to pick up, spear, or pitch with a fork 9. Chess to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously with a single chessman Idioms: fork over Derived forms forkful (ˈforkˌful) nounWord forms: plural ˈforkˌfuls Word origin ME forke < OE forca & Anglo-Fr forque (Fr fourche), both < L furca, two-pronged fork fork in Hospitality (fɔrk) Word forms: (regular plural) forks noun (Hospitality (hotel): Restaurant, equipment) A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal pointsat the end. Three forks were laid to go with the three knives. Bring a clean knife and fork for the next course. Place forks on the left side of the plate and knives and soup spoons on the right. Image of fork © urfin, shutterstock Examples of 'fork' in a sentence fork They end up forking out 305 a year too much for gas and electricity. The Sun (2016) You want them cooked through so they can be cut with a fork. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Tie the rubber bands to the ends of a forked stick. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The dog gets on the wrong end of a garden fork. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Stick the two forked sticks into the ground. The Sun (2013) It would not have looked out of place all on one fork. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The right fork continues westward across the prairie. Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993) The box had been placed in the fork of a tree. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We reach a fork in the road. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She gave me a bit on the end of her fork. Times, Sunday Times (2011) His hand toyed idly with the one of the forks. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Is this the right fork to take? Christianity Today (2000) Mix with a fork and place back in the freezer to freeze until firm. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This is a key fork in the road. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The ideal method is to lift the whole plant and gently ease it apart with two garden forks placed back to back. Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986) Don't let anyone use forks to cut and scoop up food. The Sun (2012) With two forks, shred the meat. The Sun (2011) I leave my knife and fork with the handles pointing directly back at me. Times, Sunday Times (2006) That, though, is where our paths would have forked. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Memory, like the brain itself, is a garden of forking paths. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I also used to love taking a long fork, making toast, then spreading beef dripping over it. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with fork tool In other languages fork British English: fork /fɔːk/ NOUN A fork is an implement that you use when you are eating food. It consists of three or four long thin points on the end of a handle. ...knives and forks. American English: fork Arabic: شَوْكَةُ الطَّعَام Brazilian Portuguese: garfo Chinese: 叉 Croatian: vilica Czech: vidlička Danish: gaffel Dutch: vork European Spanish: tenedor Finnish: haarukka French: fourchette German: Gabel Greek: πιρούνι Italian: forchetta Japanese: フォーク Korean: 포크 Norwegian: gaffel Polish: widelec European Portuguese: garfo Romanian: furculiță Russian: вилка Latin American Spanish: tenedor Swedish: gaffel Thai: ส้อมทานอาหาร Turkish: çatal Ukrainian: виделка Vietnamese: nĩa All related terms of 'fork' fish fork a fork used for eating fish fork out If you fork out for something, you spend a lot of money on it. fork over to pay out; hand over Clark Fork river flowing from W Mont. northwest into Pend Oreille Lake in N Ida .: c. 300 mi (483 km) oyster fork a small, three-pronged fork , used esp. in eating seafood tuning fork A tuning fork is a small steel instrument which is used to tune instruments by striking it against something to produce a note of fixed musical pitch. carving fork a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved toasting fork a long-handled fork for browning food in front of a fire fork-lift truck a vehicle having two power-operated horizontal prongs that can be raised and lowered for loading , transporting, and unloading goods, esp goods that are stacked on wooden pallets Chinese translation of 'fork' fork (fɔːk) n (c) (for eating) 餐叉 (cānchā) (把, bǎ) (for gardening) 耙子 (pázi) (个(個), gè) (in road, river, railway) 岔路 (chàlù) (条(條), tiáo) vi [road, river] 岔开(開) (chàkāi) (verb) in the sense of branch Definition to take one or other branch at a fork in a road, etc. Beyond the village the road forked. Synonyms branch part The clouds parted and a shaft of sunlight broke through. She parted the bushes with her stick. separate We separated to inspect different areas of the place. split that place where the road split in two divide the artificial line that divided the city diverge The aims of the partners began to diverge. subdivide branch off go separate ways bifurcate phrasal verb See fork out Additional synonyms in the sense of diverge Definition to separate and go in different directions The aims of the partners began to diverge. Synonyms separate, part, split, branch, divide, fork, divaricate in the sense of divide Definition to separate into parts the artificial line that divided the city Synonyms separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder in the sense of part Definition to divide or separate from one another The clouds parted and a shaft of sunlight broke through.She parted the bushes with her stick. Synonyms divide, separate, break, tear, split, rend (literary), detach, sever, disconnect, cleave, come apart, disunite, disjoin Synonyms of 'fork' fork Explore 'fork' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of separate We separated to inspect different areas of the place. Synonyms part, part company, wave goodbye, go your separate ways, say goodbye, say your goodbyes, diverge in the sense of split Definition (of a group) to separate into smaller groups, through disagreement that place where the road split in two Synonyms diverge, separate, branch, fork, part, go separate ways
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