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第三人称单数:frays
现在分词:fraying
过去式:frayed
过去分词:frayed
noun (1)
a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute … the patrician statesman who stood above the fray.—Richard D. Hylton
Fighting there could easily draw neighboring nations into the fray.—Blaine Harden
verb (1)
transitive verb
to wear (something, such as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing : fret
to separate the threads at the edge of
strain, irritate
… a botched new bus system … which has frayed tempers.—The Economist
intransitive verb
to wear out or into shreds
to show signs of strain
fraying nerves
noun (2)
a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)
verb (2)
transitive verb
scarealso: to frighten away
14世纪中期,“惊恐的感觉”,缩写自 affray(参见 afraid)。意思是“斗殴,打斗”,早在15世纪就出现了(在盎格鲁拉丁语中晚在14世纪)。1530年代,普林纳(Prynne)在一部记录中发现了 Fraymaker “战士,打斗者”(《议会和王国的至高权力》,1643年)。Nares 的“词汇表”中有 frayment(1540年代)。
冲突
争论
竞赛
比赛
Verb (1) Middle English fraien, from Anglo-French freier, froier to rub, from Latin fricare — more at friction Verb (2) and Noun (1) Middle English fraien, short for affraien to affray
The first known use of fray was in the 14th century
frazzle1 of 2noun
a tired or nervous condition
worn to a frazzle
frazzle2 of 2verb
fray entry 2
to cause to be in a tired or nervous condition
fray1 of 2noun
an usually disorderly or long fight, struggle, or dispute
fray2 of 2verb
to wear (as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing
to separate the threads at the edge of
cutoff jeans with frayed edges
to show or cause to show signs of strain
nerves were beginning to fray
1 He had in his pocket and placed on the parlor table the lead bullet they had given him to bite while they cut off his frayed leg.
2 She and Sally had first cried and then attempted to pull themselves together, but their nerves were frayed.
3 But today I start to feel my edges fraying.
4 The thing had frayed in the wash, so the silvery gray now just looked gray, a total noncolor, like something she’d washed and worn for a decade.
5 Now, having run out of things to say, she was standing at her desk with her frayed shawl clasped around her shoulders.
6 Shoes too tight will also easily frayed or foot skin caused by the foot deformity.
鞋太紧还容易将脚皮磨破或者造成脚畸形.
7 Do not wear jeans with ragged and frayed cuffs because they just make you look sloppy.
不要穿有破洞或裤脚有磨损的牛仔裤,因为穿上它会让你看着有些散漫.
8 They jump from faded paint on the wall to frayed edges on the quilt cover to a David Letterman bobble-head on top of a stack of magazines, on top of an old record player.
9 Despite his fraying nerves, Dasch remembered the captain of the U-boat telling him the sailors had a flare in case they had trouble getting back to the submarine.
10 Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.
他的旧衬衫的领口和袖口因为长时间穿戴而磨损.
11 They’d passed a huge battalion of policemen, looking worn-out, some badly injured, but nightsticks drawn and clearly marching back into the fray.
12 The friction frayed the sleeve.
这只袖子被磨破了.
13 I knotted their frayed ends together with the wires that sprouted off the reed, just as I’d always pictured.
14 My body feels like it’s held together by strings that are splitting and fraying inside me.
15 “No matter what you hear, you don’t join the fray unless I give the command. Stay sharp.”
16 There in the corner, worked in faded thread, initials had magically appeared on the fraying hem: M-T-L- Suddenly, Mrs. Weidenbach appeared, gripping the preacher’s stovepipe hat.
17 There were dark smudges under his eyes, the frayed edges of somebody who hadn’t slept in a while.
18 I squinted into the dim space, trying to focus on the frayed wire.
19 Palmer tore off the paper to reveal an old, frayed shoe box.
20 She was exasperated by his mugs of coffee at five in the morning, the disorder of his workshop, his frayed blanket, and his custom of sitting in the street door at dusk.
2 争吵
quarreling fratchy fratching tracasserie dispute scrap fuss strife brawl quarrel rhubarb SPAR altercation broil run-in bicker wrangling squall ruckus bickering unpleasantness tiff rumpus falling-out dustup row hassle squabble jangle altercate fall out with quarrel with argument brush breeze contention discord dust-up ding-dong set-to ructions shindy fight argue exchange words be at odds have words difference controversy blowout ruck wrangle shindig barney ruction punch-up unpleasantry brannigan rammy shauri stooshie quibble argufy swedge breach tangle snarl spat hullabaloo brabble break set by the ears bandy words shout-up blue exchange stink feud spar scrimmage haggle bust-up bagarre disagree call in question at loggerheads
3 冲突
war struggle conflict incident encounter contest clash collision melee confrontation turbulence strife run-in disunity biffo rencounter collide in opposition butt heads repugnant unharmonious velitation fight friction discord jostle antinomy jar barge in conflict
5 争辩
argument hassle contention altercation argue contend spar fight contest clash wrangle go to the mat for go to the mat with for go to the mat with go to the mat
6 惊恐
tremor frighten planet-stricken ghastful scared ghastly horror panic scare trepidation stickle funk fley fear chill flurry astonish flummox scarify gally feeze take fright
7 打闹
8 变得紧张
9 扰乱
discomposingly ingerence interference disturbance jamming perturbation disorganization derangement disarrangement stramash break disorder disturb ruffle flutter agitate dislocate derange disconcert discomfit disarrange discombobulate ball up
10 打架
fight tangle brawl ruck dust-up bust-up punch-up set-to stoush swedge scrap be at each other's throats rammy bandy passage of arms steam in mix row affray rough-up dustup turnup fist fight broil five romp brannigan bop brush pull caps
12 烦躁
irritable fussy fidgety fretful testy fussily irritation fret fidget fantod champ edgy whiny antsy dysphoria grate on edge snappy tension jar be on edge have kittens get bent out of shape about get bent out of shape over get bent out of shape nail-biting mardy fretty irritancy itch irritate bummed out
13 紧张
stress anxiety tension nerve suspense twit tonus collywobbles abdabs intense tense wired strenuous charged strained taut tremulous unstrung tensely tautly strain nervousness tenseness tautness nerviness twitchiness rattle unnerve heavy tight nervous stressful edgy uneasy hyper stressed uptight knotted jumpy skittish flustered stiffly state flutter excite knot flap unsettle fluster in a tizzy on the edge of your seat in a stew rattle cage electric electrical hectic corded high-pitched pumped high-strung sulphurous agonistic stretch electricity intension turgor stretchability tensity swell string thrill brace constrain buck fever all-overish erect tonic drawn hab-dabs all-overs twitter tone twitch tightness tizzy tonicity clutch dither bother outstretch put a strain on at high pressure in a pucker with butterfly have butterflies in stomach
14 烦恼
upset troubled laden haunted disturbed uptight torturous laboring harassed tormenting agonising plaguy painfully annoyingly agonisingly vexedly torturingly tracasserie worry disturbance woe ruffle gall perturbation vexation botheration cark worriment besetment bother agonise get try exercise load trouble bug harass annoy torment molest wring pester vex fester ail perturb discommode get under skin boiling water
16 争论
controversial gladiatorial disputant disputatious eristic chinfest velitation word difference argument difficulty debate contest passage dispute controversy tilt variance disagreement contention run-in haggle sparring sputter squabble wrangle spat polemic argumentation disputation contestation set-to argle-bargle polemize argue contend litigate jangle prig question controvert hoedown dustup cross talk
17 辩论
argumentative polemic reason discussion argument debate controversy fencing pleading sparring parlance argumentation disputation argle-bargle pro-and-con argue dispute plead discuss chop
18 使紧张
strain excite rattle unsettle fluster rattle cage string stretch tension thrill brace constrain stress bother outstretch
19 使烦躁
20 恼火
sore pissed irritated frayed pissed off get irritate aggravate irk vex chafe rile get your knickers in a twist tick off vexed narked vexation be all riled up be riled up get all riled up get riled up rattled Riley rattle mad up the wall sweat it
21 竞争
rival competing vying emulous day race fight competition struggle contest rivalry emulation rivalize compete contend vie joust match dispute pit compete against competitive war warfare duel pit against
23 争斗
26 吵架
quarrel maul run-in affray brawl altercate argy-bargy stoush row dispute wrangle upset strife outfall sturt jangle threap tig split-up yike jar scrape tangle ruffle muss rumpus bust-up set-to brannigan rammy fratch miaul fight bend caterwaul
27 恶化
downhill degenerative retrograde drop degeneration derogation declension retrogression retrogress worsen deteriorate exacerbate aggravate exasperate embitter decline fall off go downhill
28 使烦恼
torturous tormenting torturingly get try exercise load worry trouble bug harass annoy torment gall molest wring pester vex ail perturb discommode get under skin
29 发脾气
30 吵闹
clamant noisy tumultuous rorty hoo-ha ruction performance scene row uproar tumult fracas kerfuffle barney hurly-burly shemozzle clamour rowdy-dowdy noiseful hot troublesome stirring roaring rowdy raucous randy riotous brassy vociferous clamorous open-mouthed obstreperous rattly rumbustious mussy larrikin stirabout bobbery tumultuary noisily dirdum row-de-dow music noise shine bother stir breeze to-do tangle racket ruffle brawl quarrel clamor broil sputter ruckus muss jangle brouhaha rumpus hullabaloo punch-up storminess loquacity shindy blatancy rowdydow rag vociferate kickup hoedown dustup
32 被磨损
33 战斗
fighting combatant day action war fight arm battle struggle conflict combat clash hostilities scuffle Field campaign engagement
37 磨损
beat-up attrited attrite wear batter abrasion attrition chafing detrition scuff frazzle waste grind erode abrade overwear wear and tear fret chafe wear off rub deteriorate wearing seedy decrepit outwear fag out at elbows worn frayed erosion gnaw away at wear away wear out scuffed wear down abradant shiny comminution grate gall