folding + noun
folding 作形容词时只放在名词前，不能单独作表语。
a folding chair
一把折叠椅
可折叠的
设计为可折叠的。；可折叠的；[化] 折叠; 折叠效应
able to be folded or designed to be folded for easy storage
设计为可折叠的。
Designed to fold
I always bring a folding chair to the beach because it is easy to carry.
我总是带一把折叠椅去海滩，因为它容易携带。
用法提示：此处folding为形容词，表示“可折叠的”，修饰名词chair。
She bought a folding umbrella that fits in her small bag.
她买了一把折叠伞，可以放进她的小包里。
用法提示：此处folding为形容词，表示“可折叠的”，修饰名词umbrella。
Folding bikes are popular among people who travel by train.
折叠自行车在乘火车旅行的人中很受欢迎。
用法提示：此处folding为形容词，表示“可折叠的”，修饰名词bikes。
folding 作形容词时只放在名词前，不能单独作表语。
a folding chair
一把折叠椅
表示'折叠过程'时，folding为不可数名词。
The folding of paper into origami shapes requires skill.
将纸折叠成折纸形状需要技巧。
生物化学术语，指蛋白质获得三维结构的过程。
Protein folding is crucial for cell function.
蛋白质折叠对细胞功能至关重要。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought a folding.
正确表达I bought a folding chair.
folding 作形容词时不能单独作宾语，必须修饰名词；作名词时不可数且通常不单独表示‘可折叠物’。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a fold table.
正确表达I need a folding table.
表示‘可折叠的’的正确形容词形式是 folding，而非 fold。
folding是形容词或动名词，表示可折叠的或折叠过程；fold是动词原形或名词，表示折叠的动作或褶皱部分。
folding表示可折叠的或折叠动作，folder是存放文件的名词，拼写相近但意义不同。
folding表示正在折叠或可折叠，unfolded是过去分词或形容词，表示已经展开的，反义词。
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