folks

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. I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.
   我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。
2. These are the folks from the local TV station.
   这些是当地电视台来的人。
3. I've been avoiding my folks lately.
   我近来一直在避开家人。
4. '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。
5. 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。
6. Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here
   等一下，伙计们，这里有点不对劲。
7. If you tell those folks the truth, they won't vote for you. But if you sucker them, they'll vote for you twice over
   如果你告诉这些人实情，他们是不会选你的。但是如果你耍点儿伎俩，他们会不止一次推举你。
8. These folks clearly take this ballroom thing very seriously.
   这些家伙显然很拿舞厅这事当回事。
9. When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance.
   好人相逢，恶人远离。
10. He's come back to the village to see us folks.
    他回村看望乡亲们来了。
11. I am going home to see my folks.
    我打算回家看望我的父母。
12. Well, folks, shall we go out this afternoon?
    唔，各位，今天下午我们出去吗？
13. Have you noticed what characteristics these folks have in common?
    你发现了这些人的性格的共同之处了吗？
14. Folks buy Papa's furniture.
    乡亲们买了爸爸的家具。
15. I need you to remind these folks who they work for.
    我需要你们提醒这些人在为谁而工作。
16. We will miss you folks.
    我们会想念您们的。
17. Looks like you folks have some mountain climbing to do.
    看样子你们要爬山去了。
18. These folks need to speak to you.
    这两位需要和你谈谈。
19. Did you ever meet your folks? No.
    你遇见你的亲人了吗？
20. In23 years of broadcasting I thought I'd seen it all, folks.
    我播音23年了，我以为见多识广。
21. When peaceful folks find out you're a detective they think you're different from other people.
    如果安分守己的人晓得了你是个侦探，便会认为你和旁人不同。
22. When you're right, you're right. you're on your own, folks.
    在你对的时候，你做对的时候，你独自一人。
23. There are some folks outside that want to talk to you.
    有些人在外面想和你们谈谈。
24. You don't hear me calling white folks honky and flat-ass!
    你没有听到我叫白人白鬼子和扁屁股！
25. I'll bet your folks are thinking about you.
    我想你的家人也会想念你的。
26. Folks, this is a bittersweet time for me.
    伙计们，这对我是个又苦又甜的时刻。
27. I've imposed on you folks and I'm sorry.
    我欺骗了你的亲属，对不起。
28. What happened? You have a fight with your folks?
    发生了什么事？你跟爸妈吵架了吗？
29. I fought with my folks.
    我和我家里人对抗起来。
30. What we got to say about folks who lost their ticket?
    我们对那些丢了票的人要怎么说？

noun

1. 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:    folkcommon people

2. your parents
   1. he wrote to his folks every day