folk

noun

1. 人们
   people in general
   1. ordinary working-class folk
      普通劳动大众
   2. I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
      我喜欢与老人或小孩打交道的工作。
   3. the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
      家乡的乡亲父老
2. 各位；大伙儿
   a friendly way of addressing more than one person
   1. Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
      喂，伙计们，我们今天要干什么？
3. 亲属；家属；（尤指）爹妈
   the members of your family, especially your parents
   1. How are your folks?
      你爸妈好吗？
4. （某国、某地区或某生活方式的）普通百姓
   people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life
   1. country folk
      乡下人
   2. townsfolk
      城里人
   3. farming folk
      农民
5. 民间音乐
   music in the traditional style of a country or community
   1. a folk festival/concert
      民间音乐节 / 会

adj.

1. 传统民间的；民俗的
   traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community
   1. folk art
      民间艺术
   2. a folk museum
      民俗博物馆
2. 流传民间的；普通百姓的
   based on the beliefs of ordinary people
   1. folk wisdom
      民间智慧
   2. Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine.
      大蒜广泛应用于中国民间医药。

Folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 义项1的复数形式亦可用 folk。


1. N-PLURAL 人们;大家
   You can refer to people as folk or folks .
   1. Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid...
      老乡会告诉你有些地方动物是不会去的。
   2. These are the folks from the local TV station.
      这些是当地电视台来的人。
   3. ...old folks.
      老年人
2. N-PLURAL 亲人;家人;(尤指)双亲
   You can refer to your close family, especially your mother and father, as your folks .
   1. I've been avoiding my folks lately.
      我近来一直在避开家人。
3. N-VOC (与人交谈时的称呼)大伙儿，诸位
   You can use folks as a term of address when you are talking to several people.
   1. 'It's a question of money, folks,' I announced...
      “诸位，这是一个钱的问题，”我郑重其事地说。
   2. This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
      就是这个，伙计们，业内最好的唱片指南。
4. ADJ (艺术或习俗)大众的，民俗的
   Folk art and customs are traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
   1. ...South American folk art.
      南美洲的民间艺术
   2. ...traditional Chinese folk medicine.
      传统的中国民间医术
5. ADJ (音乐)大众的，民间的
   Folk music is music which is traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
   1. ...Irish folk music.
      爱尔兰民间音乐
   2. Folk is also a noun.
      
   3. ...a variety of music including classical, jazz, and folk.
      包括古典、爵士和民间音乐的各种音乐
6. ADJ 大众的;普通百姓的
   Folk can be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people.
   1. Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars...
      在格林尼治村的酒吧里杰克是人们心目中的英雄。
   2. Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
      比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。

1. It was a pulsating session in which a member of the audience shouted 'Judas' at Dylan for deserting his folk roots.
   这场演出气氛紧张，观众中有人朝着迪伦大叫“犹大”，指责他抛弃了他的民歌根基。
2. I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again
   我死也不会让任何人再次奴役你们。
3. Popular music evolved from folk songs
   流行音乐从民歌演变而来。
4. Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid
   老乡会告诉你有些地方动物是不会去的。
5. These are the folks from the local TV station.
   这些是当地电视台来的人。
6. I've been avoiding my folks lately.
   我近来一直在避开家人。
7. 'It's a question of money, folks,' I announced
   “诸位，这是一个钱的问题，”我郑重其事地说。
8. This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
   就是这个，伙计们，业内最好的唱片指南。
9. Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars
   在格林尼治村的酒吧里杰克是人们心目中的英雄。
10. Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
    比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。
11. We need more folk heroes like we need a hole in the head.
    我们绝对不需要有更多的民间英雄了。
12. I don't know what those folk think they are playing at.
    真不知道那些家伙在搞什么鬼。
13. A military band played Russian marches and folk tunes.
    一支军乐队演奏了俄罗斯的进行曲与民乐。
14. Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels
    仔细研究各国民间音乐后发现了许多非常相似之处。
15. You didn't just schlep your guitar around from folk club to folk club.
    你不只是背着吉他艰难地从一家乡村俱乐部转到另一家。
16. Some of the cottages were still lived in by old folk; others had been turned into barns and storehouses.
    有些村舍里仍住着老人；有些已经改作粮仓和仓库。
17. The programme is 90 minutes of dynamic Indian folk dance, live music and storytelling.
    该节目为90分钟，其中有动感印度民间舞蹈、现场音乐表演和说书。
18. Folk art covers a wide range.
    民间艺术包罗甚广。
19. Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.
    困难有助于把人们锻炼能干。
20. Some folk are never satisfied.
    有些人永远不会满足。
21. She is a folk singer.
    她是一个民谣歌手。
22. We are getting up an evening of folk singing.
    我们在组织一次民歌演唱晚会。
23. The little girl knows a good many folk songs by heart.
    那个小姑娘记得好多民歌。
24. That folk song has been handed down through generations.
    那首民谣已传了几代了。
25. The Jin dramas and folk songs gave a fresh presence and stood out in Chinese literary history, influencing the shaping and development of Bei qu ( northern tune).
    院本杂剧、诸宫调和俗谣俚曲尤以崭新面貌和杰出成就出现在文学史上，对于北曲的形成和走向产生了影响。
26. The terms were unintelligible to ordinary folk.
    这些术语一般人是不懂的。
27. I prefer classical and folk music.
    我更喜欢古典乐和民乐。
28. My folk art paintings are a world of fairy tales.
    我的民间艺术画是一个童话世界。
29. I thought I could specialise in folk music.
    我觉得我可以专门研究民间音乐。
30. Collecting, recording and studying Hakka folk songs were his primary attempt in the fieldwork.
    搜集、记录和研究客家山歌是他田野作业的最初尝试。

noun

1. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

   Synonym:    folk musicethnic music

2. people in general (often used in the plural)
   1. they're just country folk
   2. folks around here drink moonshine
   3. the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next

   Synonym:    folkscommon people

3. people descended from a common ancestor
   1. his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

   Synonym:    familyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry

4. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

   Synonym:    tribe