folk
noun
adj
fəʊk
noun
1
folks
also
又作
people
人们
plural 复数 | especially AmE BrE old-fashioned
I’m
sure
there
are
some
folk
who
would
rather
they
weren’t
here.
我敢肯定有些人宁愿自己不在这里的。
Thanks
to
the
folks
at
NBC.
感谢全国广播公司的工作人员。
Wait
till
the
folks
back
home
hear
about
this!
等到家乡的人听到这事吧！
young/old
folk
Young
folk
these
days
don’t
know
the
meaning
of
work.
如今的年轻人不懂得工作的意义。
2
folks
a.
your
parents
and
family
b.
used
when
talking
to
a
group
of
people
in
a
friendly
way
各位，大伙儿
plural 复数 | especially AmE
Is
it
OK
if
I
call
my
folks?
我打电话给家人可以吗？
That’s
all
for
now,
folks,
各位，到此为止。
3
country/farming etc folk country etc folks
also
又作
people
who
live
in
a
particular
area
or
do
a
particular
kind
of
work
[文] 乡下人/农民等
plural 复数 | AmE literary
simple
countryfolk
纯朴的乡下人
4
FOLK
MUSIC
民间音乐; 民谣
U
a
folk
singer
民歌手
adj
5
folk
art,
stories,
customs
etc
are
traditional
and
typical
of
the
ordinary
people
who
live
in
a
particular
area
民间的，民俗的
folk
tales
an
Irish
folk
song
爱尔兰民歌
6
folk science/psychology/wisdom etc
science
etc
that
is
based
on
the
ideas
or
beliefs
that
ordinary
people
have,
and
does
not
involve
a
high
level
of
technical
knowledge
民间科学/心理学/智慧等
7
folk medicine/remedy
a
traditional
type
of
medical
treatment
that
uses
plants
or
simple
treatments
rather
than
scientific
methods
民间传统医学/疗法