fork

• 一种有两个或更多齿的餐具，用于进食或分取食物；也指某物分叉成不同分支或部分的点。

A utensil with two or more prongs used for eating or serving food, or a point where something divides into separate branches or parts.

1. Utensil for eatingA1formal

   A tool with a handle and several thin pointed prongs, used for picking up or eating food.

   叉子

   • She placed the fork next to the knife on the table.
   • He used a fork to eat his salad.
   • The child learned how to hold a fork properly.

2. Division or splitB1formal

   A point where something divides into two or more branches, such as a road or river.

   分叉

   • We took the left fork of the trail.
   • The river splits into two forks near the valley.
   • At the fork in the road, turn right.

   同义词bifurcationbranchbranchingdivergencedivisionjunctionseparationsplit

3. Garden toolB1formal

   A tool with prongs used for digging, lifting, or turning over soil.

   园艺叉

   • He used a garden fork to aerate the soil.
   • The farmer turned the hay with a pitchfork.
   • She bought a new fork for planting flowers.

• 指分叉、分成支流或产生分歧的动作；在计算机领域指复制代码仓库或项目。

A verb used to indicate the act of dividing into branches or diverging, or in computing, creating a copy of a repository or project.

1. Divide into branchesB1formal

   To split or diverge into two or more separate parts or branches.

   分叉

   • The road forks about a mile ahead.
   • The river forks into two smaller streams.
   • The conversation forked into several different topics.

   同义词bifurcatebranchdivergedividepartramifyseparatesplit

   反义词convergejoinmergeunite

2. Use a forkA2informal

   To lift or move something using a fork (as a tool or utensil).

   使用叉子

   • He forked the hay into the barn.
   • She forked the pasta onto her plate.
   • The farmer forked the soil to aerate it.

3. Pay or hand over (slang)B2slang

   To pay or give money, often reluctantly.

   付钱

   • I had to fork over fifty dollars for the ticket.
   • He forked out a lot of cash for that car.
   • They forked up the money for the repairs.

   同义词ante upcough uphand overpay uppony upshell out

短语动词变体fork outfork overfork up