fork

noun

1. 餐叉
   a tool with a handle and three or four sharp points (called prongs ), used for picking up and eating food
   1. to eat with a knife and fork
      用刀叉吃东西
2. 叉（挖掘用的园艺工具）
   a garden tool with a long or short handle and three or four sharp metal points, used for digging
3. （道路、河流等的）分岔处，分流处，岔口，岔路
   a place where a road, river, etc. divides into two parts; either of these two parts
   1. Shortly before dusk they reached a fork and took the left-hand track.
      快到黄昏时，他们来到一个岔路口，沿着左边的小径走去了。
   2. Take the right fork.
      走右边的岔路。
4. 叉状物
   a thing shaped like a fork , with two or more long parts
   1. a jagged fork of lightning
      锯齿状闪电
5. （自行车或摩托车的）车叉子
   either of two metal supporting pieces into which a wheel on a bicycle or motorcycle is fitted

verb

1. 分岔；岔开两条分支
   to divide into two parts that lead in different directions
   1. The path forks at the bottom of the hill.
      小径在山丘脚下分岔。
   2. The road forks right after the bridge.
      这条路过桥后岔开分成两条。
2. 走岔路中的一条
   to turn left or right where a road, etc. divides into two
   1. Fork right after the bridge.
      过桥后走右边那条岔路。
3. 叉运；叉掘
   to move, carry or dig sth using a fork
   1. Clear the soil of weeds and fork in plenty of compost.
      清除土中的杂草，然后叉入大量堆肥。

1. N-COUNT 叉;餐叉
   A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end.
   1. ...knives and forks.
      刀叉
2. VERB 用叉子叉
   If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it there using a fork.
   1. Ann forked some fish into her mouth...
      安用叉子叉了点儿鱼肉放进嘴里。
   2. He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich.
      他用叉子叉了个鸡蛋放在面包上，然后把面包片折起做成了三明治。
3. 叉，耙(园艺工具)
   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 叉运，叉掘(肥料、干草等)
   If you fork something such as manure or hay, you move it from one place to another using a large garden fork.
   1. They started me off in the gardens as a handyman. Digging, forking manure, that kind of thing...
      他们让我先在园子里干些杂活，挖土、叉粪肥之类的。
   2. Farmers cut the hay, fork it on to a cart and then store it in barns.
      农夫们割下干草，用叉子把草叉到车上，然后拉到谷仓贮存。
5. N-COUNT (道路、河流等的)分岔处，分流处;分岔;岔路
   A fork in a road, path, or river is a point at which it divides into two parts and forms a 'Y' shape.
   1. We arrived at a fork in the road...
      我们到达了一个岔路口。
   2. The road divides; you should take the right fork.
      路在这里分了岔;你应该走右边一条。
   3. ...the fork of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers.
      特拉华河和利哈伊河的分岔口
6. VERB (道路、河流等)分岔
   If a road, path, or river forks, it forms a fork.
   1. Beyond the village the road forked...
      过了村子之后路分了岔。
   2. The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions.
      这条路向下延伸到了一个山坳，然后在那里分了岔。
7. See also: Just before the town boundary fork left onto a minor road. tuning fork
8. PHRASAL VERB 付钱;大把花钱
   If you fork out for something, you spend a lot of money on it.
   1. He will have to fork out for private school fees for Nina...
      他得为尼娜付一大笔私立学校的学费。
   2. You don't ask people to fork out every time they drive up the motorways...
      不能要求人们每次开车上高速公路都要交费。
   3. Britons fork out more than a billion pounds a year on toys.
      英国人每年花在玩具上的钱超过 10 亿英镑。

1. She popped a balloon with her fork.
   她用叉子戳破了一个气球。
2. Ann forked some fish into her mouth
   安用叉子叉了点儿鱼肉放进嘴里。
3. He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich.
   他用叉子叉了个鸡蛋放在面包上，然后把面包片折起做成了三明治。
4. They started me off in the gardens as a handyman. Digging, forking manure, that kind of thing
   他们让我先在园子里干些杂活，挖土、叉粪肥之类的。
5. Farmers cut the hay, fork it on to a cart and then store it in barns.
   农夫们割下干草，用叉子把草叉到车上，然后拉到谷仓贮存。
6. We arrived at a fork in the road
   我们到达了一个岔路口。
7. The road divides; you should take the right fork.
   路在这里分了岔；你应该走右边一条。
8. Beyond the village the road forked
   过了村子之后路分了岔。
9. The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions.
   这条路向下延伸到了一个山坳，然后在那里分了岔。
10. Just before the town boundary fork left onto a minor road.
    快到城镇边界时要走岔路的左边一条小路。
11. He will have to fork out for private school fees for Nina
    他得为尼娜付一大笔私立学校的学费。
12. You don't ask people to fork out every time they drive up the motorways
    不能要求人们每次开车上高速公路都要交费。
13. Britons fork out more than a billion pounds a year on toys.
    英国人每年花在玩具上的钱超过10亿英镑。
14. A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful
    改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯有一个好办法，那就是每吃一口就把刀叉放下。
15. She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away.
    她放下刀叉，推开盘子。
16. Insert the fork about 6in. from the root and simultaneously lever it backwards
    将耙子插入到离根部约6英寸的地方并同时向后扳。
17. The spade and fork have longer shafts, providing better leverage.
    锹和耙的手柄较长，可发挥较好的杠杆作用。
18. Mash the bananas with a fork.
    用叉子把香蕉捣烂。
19. Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
    用叉子扎破土豆皮。
20. Then plonk, down went the fork.
    随后啪的一声，叉子掉了。
21. I plunged in my knife and fork.
    我插入了刀叉。
22. She poked at her food with a fork
    她拿叉子拨弄着食物。
23. Spear a piece of fish with a carving fork and dip it in the batter
    用切肉叉叉一片鱼肉，在面糊里蘸一下。
24. He stabbed at the omelette with his fork.
    他用叉子戳着煎蛋。
25. The road forked in two directions. He had obviously taken the wrong fork.
    道路分岔为两个方向，他显然是走错岔道了。
26. Remove the meat with a fork and divide it among four plates
    用餐叉把肉叉走，分到4个盘里。
27. Remove rind from the cheese and work it to a firm paste, with a fork.
    将奶酪的外皮去掉，用叉子将其压成硬硬的膏状。
28. We parted at the fork of a road.
    我们在叉路口分手。
29. They saw him to a fork in the road.
    他们把他送到岔口。
30. Take the left side road [ fork] at the crossroads.
    到十字路口走左边的岔道。

fork out (for sth)

fork out sth (for/on sth)

1. （尤指不情愿地）大量花钱，大把掏钱
   to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly

noun

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches

   Synonym:    branchingramificationforking

2. cutlery used for serving and eating food

3. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging

4. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

   Synonym:    crotch

5. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
   1. they took the south fork
   2. he climbed into the crotch of a tree

   Synonym:    crotch

verb

1. shape like a fork
   1. She forked her fingers

2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   1. The road forks

   Synonym:    branchramifyfurcateseparate

3. place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

4. lift with a pitchfork
   1. pitchfork hay

   Synonym:    pitchfork