[ as form of address ] informal各位；大伙儿
used when speaking informally to a group of people
All right, folks, dinner's ready! 好啦，伙计们，晚餐准备好了！
Hey, folks, are you good to go?
Hello, folks, and welcome to our annual conference!
Okay, folks, here we go.
Folks, could you listen up?
Sorry, folks, I know I'm a little late.
B2 父母
someone's parents
I'm going home to see my folks. 我要回家看看我的父母。
I haven't seen my folks for half a year now.
Hey, you really must call your folks this evening.
His folks live out in the country.
Her folks split up when she was a little girl.
What do your folks do?
My folks are coming to stay this weekend.
See also: folk noun (PEOPLE)