folk

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folk1 /fəʊk $ foʊk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  1  [plural] (also folks) especially American English people 人们 I’m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren’t here. 我敢肯定有些人宁愿自己不在这里。 Thanks to the folks at NBC. 感谢全国广播公司的工作人员。 Wait till the folks back home hear about this! 等到家乡的人听说这事吧！young/old folk British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work. 如今的年轻人不懂得工作的意义。2  folks [plural] a) especially American EnglishFAMILY your parents and family 家人，家属 Is it OK if I call my folks? 我打电话给家里人可以吗？ b) PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking to a group of people in a friendly way 各位，大伙儿 That’s all for now, folks. 各位，到此为止。3  country/farming etc folk [plural] (also country etc folks American English) literaryALPERSON/PEOPLE people who live in a particular area or do a particular kind of work 乡下人/农民等 simple country folk 纯朴的乡下人4  APM[uncountable] folk music 民间音乐 a folk singer 民歌手

Examples from the Corpus

folk• But there's 100 folk after every job.• His parents were hard-working country folk.• Most folk around here are pretty friendly.• Stella's ambition is to get a job working with old folk.• We want to see beautiful people we can be envious of, not ordinary folk who remind us of ourselves.• The radio folk have some homework to do between now and Thursday.• As with folk, it's a natural process, simply reflective.• The young folk need to have a place where they can go in the evenings.• I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.young/old folk• I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.• We have an alarming number of distressing cases in our files of youngsters, families and old folk who need us.• You had to talk to those dear old folk at the Empress and I don't blame you.• From the Dwarves, the Deep Ones of the Greshorns, the oldest folk of the earth.• I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards, where I sang and played to the old folk.• The young folk were emigrating enmasse.• Normally, once these older folk have attended a course they are keen to participate in others.

Related topics: Folklore, Literature, Music

folk2 adjective [only before noun]  1  RFfolk art, stories, customs etc are traditional and typical of the ordinary people who live in a particular area 民间的，民俗的 folk tales 民间故事 an Irish folk song 一首爱尔兰民歌2. folk science/psychology/wisdom etc RFscience etc that is based on the ideas or beliefs that ordinary people have, and does not involve a high level of technical knowledge 民间科学/心理学/智慧等3. folk medicine/remedy MAa traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simple treatments rather than scientific methods 民间传统医学/疗法

Examples from the Corpus

folk• He was discovered again during the folk boom that came just after his death in 1961.• It has a charming folk cast to it.• The second model is what the researchers call the gay folk construction of risk.• Spanish folk songs• Many of her first attempts were little more than workmanlike folk songs.• An ancient folk tale, it became the source of a number of legends and literary adaptations.• Like most folk wisdom it is true, I think.Origin folk Old English folc

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people Corpus

folk

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ˈfolk ˌmusic (also folk) noun [uncountable]
1. traditional music that has been played by ordinary people in a particular area for a long time
2. a style of popular music in which people sing and play guitars, without any electronic equipment

II

folk¹ S2 W3 /fəʊk $ foʊk/ noun1. [plural] (also folks) especially American English people:
    I’m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren’t here.
    Thanks to the folks at NBC.
    Wait till the folks back home hear about this__
    young/old folk British English old-fashioned:
    Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.
2. folks [plural]
  a. especially American English your parents and family:
    Is it OK if I call my folks?
  b. used when talking to a group of people in a friendly way:
    That’s all for now, folks.
3. country/farming etc folk [plural] (also country etc folks American English) literary people who live in a particular area or do a particular kind of work:
    simple country folk
4. [uncountable] folk music:
    a folk singer
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ people people in general: Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer. | People are the same everywhere.
   ▪ folk informal people: Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies. | They looked like two ordinary folk. | There are still folk around here who remember the old days.
   ▪ the public ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization: This information should be made available to the public.
   ▪ population all the people who live in a particular area: The majority of the population were farmers. | The city has a population of 11 million.
   ▪ the human race all the people in the world, considered as a group: the origins of the human race
   ▪ mankind (also humankind) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead: Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.
   ▪ populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use: It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.

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folk² adjective [only before noun]
1. folk art, stories, customs etc are traditional and typical of the ordinary people who live in a particular area:
    folk tales
    an Irish folk song
2. folk science/psychology/wisdom etc science etc that is based on the ideas or beliefs that ordinary people have, and does not involve a high level of technical knowledge
3. folk medicine/remedy a traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simple treatments rather than scientific methods