the folding of sth
用于表示“折叠某物”的动作或过程；of 后接被折叠的对象。
The folding of the letter took only a few seconds.
折叠这封信只花了几秒钟。
折叠；折痕
蛋白质折叠；褶皱；褶皱作用；代码折叠；圈羊；栏养羊；折叠的动作；一个折痕。
The action of folding something; a part that has been folded.
折叠的动作；一个折痕。
The action of folding; a fold.
蛋白质分子形成复杂三维形状的过程
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
在耕地上用围栏圈养羊群等。
The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
导致岩层弯曲的地质过程
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
代码折叠:一种源代码显示技术,可隐藏方法、类等内容,便于导航。
Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
折叠的行为
the act of folding
地壳在缓慢的侧向压缩下变形。
the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
The folding of proteins is essential for their biological activity.
蛋白质的折叠对其生物活性至关重要。
用法提示：此句中'folding'为名词，表示蛋白质折叠的过程。
AI contextual example
Geologists study the folding of rock layers to understand Earth's history.
地质学家研究岩层的褶皱以了解地球历史。
用法提示：此句中'folding'为名词，表示地质褶皱过程。
AI contextual example
The folding of the map made it easy to fit in my pocket.
折叠地图使其容易放入我的口袋。
用法提示：此句中'folding'为名词，表示折叠的动作或行为。
AI contextual example
用于表示“折叠某物”的动作或过程；of 后接被折叠的对象。
The folding of the letter took only a few seconds.
折叠这封信只花了几秒钟。
用所有格表示“某物的折叠（过程）”，常见于科技语境；也可说 the folding of sth。
The protein's folding depends on its environment.
这种蛋白质的折叠取决于它所处的环境。
强调压出折痕或皱纹，不像 folding 那样常指把纸、布整齐叠好。
专用于把布料等折成有规律的褶，不能替代一般意义的 folding。
强调折成两层，比 folding 的含义更窄；说“把纸折起来”时 folding 更自然。
范围更广，可指弯成弧形或角度，不强调压平或折出痕迹，语气较笼统。
指把边角折进内部或塞入，带有“塞入”的意味，不只是折叠。
grammar · medium
易错句子He folding the clothes now.
正确表达He is folding the clothes now.
汉语动词没有形态变化，学习者常直接拿 -ing 形式作谓语。英语现在进行时必须是 be + 动词-ing，缺了助动词 is 句子就不成立；补上 is 后时态才完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't make a folding in the paper.
正确表达Don't make a fold in the paper.
folding 作名词指“折叠”这一动作或过程，通常不可数；表示纸张上具体的“折痕”要用可数名词 fold。此处指一道具体的折痕，故用 a fold。
grammar · medium
易错句子Folding the clothes take a lot of time.
正确表达Folding the clothes takes a lot of time.
动名词短语作主语时，谓语按单数第三人称处理，动词要加 -s。这里主语是 Folding the clothes 这一整体动作，所以用 takes 而非 take。
此处针对名词“folding”的“折叠（动作/过程）”义项；“unfolding”指把折叠物展开，也指蛋白质从折叠结构变为伸展状态，但不用于地质学“褶皱作用”。
折纸（把纸折成形的手工艺）
Paper folding is a fun activity for children.
折纸对孩子们来说是一项有趣的活动。
蛋白质折叠（蛋白质分子形成立体结构的过程）
Protein folding determines how a protein works in the body.
蛋白质折叠决定了蛋白质在体内的作用方式。
代码折叠（编辑器中隐藏部分代码的功能）
Code folding lets you hide sections of code you don't need to see.
代码折叠功能让你隐藏不需要看到的代码段。
岩石褶皱（地壳岩层弯曲的地质过程）
Rock folding can take millions of years to happen.
岩石褶皱可能需要数百万年才会发生。
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fold (root) + -ing (suffix)
fold (root)
un- (prefix) + fold (root)
fold (root) + -er (suffix)
re- (prefix) + fold (root)
纸币；现钞
The store doesn't accept cards, so bring some folding money.
这家店不收卡，带些现金来吧。
轻易屈服；迅速败下阵来
The team had been confident all season, but they ended up folding like a cheap suit in the final.
这支球队整个赛季都很自信，但最后在决赛中还是轻易垮掉了。
Choose the next layer that will help you use folding with more confidence.
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