Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5592
fork
餐叉；叉子
核心释义
a utensil with prongs, used for eating and serving food
- 1.
餐叉；叉子
cutlery used for serving and eating food
- 2.
分叉；分支
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- 3.
分岔处；分叉点
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
分叉；分支；分岔处；分叉点；叉子；叉状物；分岔
用法In use
She picked up her fork and began to eat the pasta.
用法提示：句中的 fork 是名词，表示“餐叉”，作 picked up 的宾语。
Would you please put the forks on the table before dinner?
用法提示：forks 是 fork 的复数形式，在本句中作 put 的宾语。
I need a fork to eat this salad.
用法提示：a fork 是名词短语，用在“need something to do something”的结构中。
they took the south fork
eat sth with a fork
表示用餐具的方式。
She eats salad with a fork.
她用叉子吃沙拉。
a fork in the road
常用来比喻需要做出选择的时刻。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- knife and fork
- 刀叉
- I need a knife and fork to eat this steak.我需要一副刀叉来吃这块牛排。
- use a fork
- 用叉子
- He uses a fork to eat pasta.他使用叉子吃意大利面。
- a fork in the road
- 岔路口
- We came to a fork in the road and turned left.我们到了一个岔路口，向左转。
- tuning fork
- 音叉
- The musician struck a tuning fork to get the pitch.音乐家敲击音叉来获取音高。
- a fork in the river
- 河流分叉
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象叉子的四个齿就像四根手指，帮助记住‘fork’是叉子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：用餐、厨房 通常用于中性语域，因为“叉子”作为餐具在日常和正式场合均普遍使用，没有特别的语气偏向。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，通常指餐叉
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ork' spelling and rhyme with /fɔrk/ in American English. In British English, the vowel is long /ɔː/. Note that 'work' (/wɜrk/) has a similar spelling but a distinct sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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