folk

英 [fəʊk]

美 [foʊk]

n. 人们; 各位; 大伙儿; 亲属; 家属; (尤指)爹妈
adj. 传统民间的; 民俗的; 流传民间的; 普通百姓的

复数：folks　

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牛津词典

noun

人们
people in general
1. ordinary working-class folk
  普通劳动大众
2. I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
  我喜欢与老人或小孩打交道的工作。
3. the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
  家乡的乡亲父老
各位；大伙儿
a friendly way of addressing more than one person
1. Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
  喂，伙计们，我们今天要干什么？
亲属；家属；（尤指）爹妈
the members of your family, especially your parents
1. How are your folks?
  你爸妈好吗？
（某国、某地区或某生活方式的）普通百姓
people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life
1. country folk
  乡下人
2. townsfolk
  城里人
3. farming folk
  农民
民间音乐
music in the traditional style of a country or community
1. a folk festival/concert
  民间音乐节 / 会

adj.

传统民间的；民俗的
traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community
1. folk art
  民间艺术
2. a folk museum
  民俗博物馆
流传民间的；普通百姓的
based on the beliefs of ordinary people
1. folk wisdom
  民间智慧
2. Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine.
  大蒜广泛应用于中国民间医药。

柯林斯词典

Folk can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 义项1的复数形式亦可用 folk。

N-PLURAL 人们;大家
You can refer to people asfolkorfolks.
1. Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid...
  老乡会告诉你有些地方动物是不会去的。
2. These are the folks from the local TV station.
  这些是当地电视台来的人。
3. ...old folks.
  老年人
N-PLURAL 亲人;家人;(尤指)双亲
You can refer to your close family, especially your mother and father, as yourfolks.
1. I've been avoiding my folks lately.
  我近来一直在避开家人。
N-VOC (与人交谈时的称呼)大伙儿，诸位
You can usefolksas a term of address when you are talking to several people.
1. 'It's a question of money, folks,' I announced...
  “诸位，这是一个钱的问题，”我郑重其事地说。
2. This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
  就是这个，伙计们，业内最好的唱片指南。
ADJ (艺术或习俗)大众的，民俗的
Folkart and customs are traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
1. ...South American folk art.
  南美洲的民间艺术
2. ...traditional Chinese folk medicine.
  传统的中国民间医术
ADJ (音乐)大众的，民间的
Folkmusic is music which is traditional or typical of a particular community or nation.
1. ...Irish folk music.
  爱尔兰民间音乐
2. Folkis also a noun.
3. ...a variety of music including classical, jazz, and folk.
  包括古典、爵士和民间音乐的各种音乐
ADJ 大众的;普通百姓的
Folkcan be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people.
1. Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars...
  在格林尼治村的酒吧里杰克是人们心目中的英雄。
2. Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
  比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。

英英释义

noun

the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Synonym:folk musicethnic music
people in general (often used in the plural)
1. they're just country folk
2. folks around here drink moonshine
3. the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
Synonym:folkscommon people
people descended from a common ancestor
1. his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Synonym:familyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonym:tribe

双语例句

Folk art covers a wide range.
民间艺术包罗甚广。
These are the folks from the local TV station.
这些是当地电视台来的人。
You didn't just schlep your guitar around from folk club to folk club.
你不只是背着吉他艰难地从一家乡村俱乐部转到另一家。
Collecting, recording and studying Hakka folk songs were his primary attempt in the fieldwork.
搜集、记录和研究客家山歌是他田野作业的最初尝试。
She is a folk singer.
她是一个民谣歌手。
The programme is 90 minutes of dynamic Indian folk dance, live music and storytelling.
该节目为90分钟，其中有动感印度民间舞蹈、现场音乐表演和说书。
This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.
就是这个，伙计们，业内最好的唱片指南。
Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars
在格林尼治村的酒吧里杰克是人们心目中的英雄。
Some of the cottages were still lived in by old folk; others had been turned into barns and storehouses.
有些村舍里仍住着老人；有些已经改作粮仓和仓库。
It was a pulsating session in which a member of the audience shouted 'Judas' at Dylan for deserting his folk roots.
这场演出气氛紧张，观众中有人朝着迪伦大叫“犹大”，指责他抛弃了他的民歌根基。