fork
noun
verb
fɔːk
noun
1
a
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。
2
a
garden
tool
used
for
digging,
with
a
handle
and
three
or
four
points
叉; 耙
3
a
place
where
a
road,
river,
or
tree
divides
into
two
parts,
or
one
of
the
parts
it
divides
into
岔口; 岔路; 岔流;（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
5
one
of
the
two
metal
bars
between
which
the
front
wheel
of
a
bicycle
or
MOTORCYCLE
is
fixed
〔脚踏车或摩托车的〕前叉
verb
6
fork off
also
又作
if
a
road,
river
etc
forks,
it
divides
into
two
parts
〔道路、河流等〕分岔，岔开;
I
The
path
forked
off
in
two
directions.
小路分岔后通往两个方向。
7
fork (off) left/right
to
go
left
or
right
when
a
road
divides
into
two
parts
在岔口往左拐/往右拐;
Fork
left
at
the
bottom
of
the
hill.
在山脚的岔口往左拐。
8
to
put
food
into
your
mouth
or
onto
a
plate
using
a
fork
叉起〔食物〕
T always + adv/prep
fork
sth
into/onto
etc
sth
He
forked
some
bacon
into
his
mouth.
他叉了几片培根送入嘴里。
9
to
put
MANURE
into
soil
or
to
move
soil
around
using
a
large
garden
fork
〔用大的园用叉、耙〕翻耙
T always + adv/prep
fork
sth
in/over
etc
In
November,
the
soil
should
be
forked
over.
11 月，土壤应当翻整。
10
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
something,
not
because
you
want
to
but
because
you
have
to
[非正式] 〔不情愿地〕大把花钱，付出
[+
for/on
]
I
had
to
fork
out
£600
on
my
car
when
I
had
it
serviced.
我把车送去检修，花了 600 英镑。
We
don’t
want
to
have
to
fork
out
for
an
expensive
meal.
我们可不想浪费钱去吃一顿很贵的饭。
11
to
give
money
to
someone
or
something,
or
spend
money
on
something
[非正式，尤美] 给予〔钱或东西〕; 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。