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单词 folk
释义
folk
noun
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/

folknoun(PEOPLE)

B2[plural]mainlyUK
(USusuallyfolks)
people,especiallythose of aparticulargrouportype:
（尤指某一群体或类型的）人们
oldfolk老人
Ordinaryfolk can'taffordcarslike that.普通人买不起那样的轿车。
folks[plural]
[as form of address]informal
used whenspeakinginformallyto agroupofpeople:
各位；大伙儿
Allright, folks, dinner'sready!好啦，伙计们，晚餐准备好了！
B2
someone'sparents:
父母
I'm goinghometoseemy folks.我要回家看看我的父母。
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  • Can I get you folks somedrinks?
  • The folk around here areunhappyabout theproposedmotorway.
  • Thelawisdesignedtoprotectfolk like us.
  • Can the folks at the backhearme?
  • There are a lot ofoldfolk in thevillage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People in general
  • beggar
  • bird
  • bod
  • body
  • coot
  • devil
  • fellow man/men
  • figure
  • guy
  • loiterer
  • lubber
  • mankind
  • party
  • peeps
  • person
  • person of interest
  • rogue
  • sod
  • stiff
  • vessel
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folknoun(MUSIC)

B1[U]
modernmusicandsongsthat are written in astylesimilarto that oftraditionalmusic:
民谣，民歌
Ienjoylisteningto folk(music).我喜欢听民谣（音乐）。
folksingers民谣歌手
a folkclub/festival民间音乐俱乐部／节
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Folk & ethnic music
  • bandura
  • bluegrass
  • country
  • country and western
  • country music
  • folk rock
  • folk song
  • raga
  • session
  • skiffle
  • skirl
  • throat singing
folk
adjective[before noun]
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/
traditionalto ortypicalof aparticulargrouporcountry,especiallyone wherepeoplemainlylivein thecountryside, and usuallypassedon fromparentstotheirchildrenover alongperiodoftime:
传统的；（尤指）普通百姓的，流传民间的
folkculture民间文化
B1
Folkartexpressessomething about thelivesandfeelingsofordinarypeoplein aparticulargrouporcountry,especiallythoselivingin thecountryside:
（艺术）民间的，民俗的
folkart民间艺术
folkdancing民间舞蹈
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Custom, tradition & conformity
  • Americanization
  • anti-classical
  • anti-conventional
  • anti-institutional
  • anti-traditional
  • crowd
  • custom
  • demi-monde
  • desi
  • endogamy
  • multiculturalism
  • non-classical
  • non-conservative
  • non-traditional
  • nonconformist
  • unconventional
  • unconventionally
  • undoctrinaire
  • unorthodox
  • zeitgeist
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Ordinary people
The visual arts in general
(Definition offolkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

folk| American Dictionary

folk
adjective[not gradable]
us
/foʊk/
traditionalto ortypicalof thepeopleof aparticulargrouporcountry:
folkart/dance
(Definition offolkfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffolk

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People who themselves are old by conventional standards, often refer to ' the old folks ', clearly indicating a group to which the speakers do not perceive themselves as belonging.
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Second, the fact that folks have remained unmoved by the claims of strong natural law theory does not show that the claims of strong natural law theory are false.
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Just because these folks are neuroscientists, their chosen topic must be covered in detail in any book they read, including one written by a social cognitive psychologist?
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Inflation—what a blessed word it is for some folks.
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His beer and "baccy" is probably the only thing—with, perhaps, an occasional picture show, or an occasional visit to his old folk's club.
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I hope that they will not be as easily brainwashed as some folks are.
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I remember once breaking the law by suggesting that they should put currants in the poor old folks' bread.
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The critics seem to think it is not good for folks to enjoy entertainment without a compensating dose of culture.
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Most of the children and the old folks are helping.
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I want to repudiate most strongly any suggestion that working folks cannot spend their money wisely and well.
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I need not praise these folks for what they did when they were in work.
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Will we degenerate into referendums on individual topics such as a town hall here and an old folks' home there?
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We cannot tolerate any system which is to class old folks as merely exhausted industrial material.
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I say with the greatest respect that no other section of the community has had the treatment that our old folks have had.
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Are we treating the old folks as they ought to be treated?
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Collocationswithfolk

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common folk
Normally, rich tombs are considered of high rank, whereas pit graves are synonymous withcommonfolk.
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decent folk
All the farms there were small farms withdecentfolk—families who had been there for generations and who were tenants.
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fisher folk
I do not think it is, and, in this regard, there is the greatest danger to the welfare of ourfisherfolk.
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