fork /fɔːk/ CET4 TEM4 ( forking, forked, forks )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. 餐叉

  例：

  ...knives and forks.

  ...刀和叉。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A fork in a road, path, or river is a point at which it divides into two parts and forms a "Y" shape. (道路、河流等的) 岔口

  例：

  We arrived at a fork in the road.

  我们来到了该路的一个岔口。

  例：

  The road divides; you should take the right fork.

  路分岔了；你应该走右岔路。

• 3. 

  V-T If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it there using a fork. 叉起

  例：

  He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich.

  他叉起一个鸡蛋放到一片面包上并将其折成了一个三明治。

• 4. 

  V-I If a road, path, or river forks, it forms a fork. (公路、路径、河流等) 分岔 [no cont]

  例：

  Beyond the village the road forked.

  过了那个村子公路就分岔了。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT 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. 耙 [英国英语]