英 [ˈfəʊld ʌp]
塌陷，折叠：指崩溃、坍塌或折叠成一团。
放弃，失败：指停止抵抗、放弃或失败。
破产，倒闭：指因缺乏资金、支持或业务成功而停止生产或运营。
fold up // [ folding folded folds ]
动词词组 If you fold something up, you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times. 将…折起来
She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse.
她将它折起来，塞进钱包里。
→see alsofold
... fly off the handle平时有教养的人突然失去常态 fold up破产 fool around with与不三不四的人鬼混 ...
... Flip over 翻页 Fold up 折叠 Spin 翻转中心向左右扩展 ...
The vehicle has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.
这辆交通工具有两个座椅，四个轮子和可折叠的机翼，因此可以当作车辆驾驶。
I fold up the chairs.
我把椅子折起来。
Most umbrellas fold up, so it's easy to carry them.
大部分的伞可折叠，所以携带方便。
"So we raise her up every morning We take her down every night, We don't let her touch the ground, And we fold her up right.
VOA : special.2010.07.02
If it goes on for ten years that means that the -it'll double in seven years, so it'd be going up like two and a half fold.
如果按照此速度过上十年就意味着,七年内价格将会翻倍,所以价格应该会上涨到两倍半
金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
You could think, you have to think earnings are going to go up twelve-fold to get it down to four times earnings, which will take a long, long time.
你可能会想，你必然认为收益会上涨12倍,让它回落到四倍于原来收益的地方，会花费很长一段时间。
金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
"They found that men can experience up to a three-fold increased risk of stroke, and that risk seemed to be well correlated with the severity of sleep apnea."
VOA : special.2011.05.04
Would you be sad to fold up your local paper for the last time?
The beds, unlike those on Via and Amtrak, are permanent (they don't fold up).
Wrestling has had plenty of reasons to fold up and go away, and yet it is growing.
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