fold
US /foʊld/
UK /fəʊld/
動詞
1.
折る, たたむ
bend (something flexible and relatively thin) over on itself so that one part of it covers another
例:
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She carefully folded the letter and put it in an envelope.
彼女は慎重に手紙を折りたたみ、封筒に入れた。
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Please fold your clothes neatly before putting them away.
服をしまう前にきれいにたたんでください。
2.
倒産する, 廃業する
(of a business or organization) cease to operate because of financial problems or lack of success
例:
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Many small businesses were forced to fold during the recession.
不況の間、多くの小規模企業が倒産を余儀なくされた。
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The magazine decided to fold after years of declining readership.
読者数の減少が続いた後、その雑誌は廃刊を決定した。
名詞
1.