forking

• 指分叉、分支或分成多个部分的行为或地点，常用于道路、河流、计算机版本、区块链等语境。

A noun referring to the act or place of dividing into branches or separate parts.

1. Division into branchesB2formal

   The point or act where something splits into two or more separate parts or branches.

   分叉

   • The forking of the river created a small island.
   • We reached a forking in the path and had to choose a direction.
   • The forking of the tree trunk was a natural phenomenon.

   同义词bifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionfurcationramificationsplit

   反义词convergencejunctionmergerunion

2. Branching outB2formal

   The process of dividing or diverging into separate branches or directions.

   分叉

   • The forking of the company's operations led to new markets.
   • The forking of the road confused the travelers.
   • The forking of the data stream allowed for parallel processing.

   同义词bifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionramificationsplitting

   反义词convergencejoiningmergingunification

• 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