folk /fəʊk/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-PLURAL You can refer to people as folk or folks. 人

  例：

  Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid.

  乡下人会告诉你有些地方动物是不去的。

  例：

  These are the folks from the local TV station.

  这些是从当地电视台来的人。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL You can refer to your close family, especially your mother and father, as your folks. 家人 [非正式]

  例：

  I've been avoiding my folks lately.

  我最近一直在避开家人。

• 3. 

  N-VOC You can use folks as a term of address when you are talking to several people. 各位 [非正式]

  例：

  "It's a question of money, folks," I said.

  “这是钱的问题，各位。”我说道。

• 4. 

  ADJ Folk art and customs are traditional or typical of a particular community or nation. 民间的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...South American folk art.

  …南美民间艺术。

• 5. 

  ADJ Folk music is music which is traditional or typical of a particular community or nation. 民间的 (音乐) [ADJ n]

• 6. 

  N-UNCOUNT Folk is also a noun. 民间 (音乐)

  例：

  ...a variety of music including classical and folk.

  …包括古典音乐和民间音乐在内的各种音乐。