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TOEFL BNC: 14441 COCA: 11825
fray
fr freɪ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense frays, present participle fraying, past tense , past participle frayed
1 V-ERG (使)(织物、绳子等)磨损;(使)磨散 If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. (使)(织物、绳子等)磨损;(使)磨散
  • The fabric is very fine or frays easily. [VERB]

    这种布料非常精细,或者说容易磨损。

  • The stitching had begun to fray at the edges. [VERB + at]

    边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。

  • Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs. [VERB noun]

    她的洗衣机经常会把织物上的一些复杂图案的边缘磨坏。

  • ...fraying edges in the stair carpet. [VERB-ing]

    楼梯地毯磨损的边角

  • He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts. [VERB-ed]

    他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。

SYN wear thin, wear, rub, fret
2 V-ERG (使)烦躁;(使)恼火;(使)紧张 If your nerves or your temper fray, or if something frays them, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety. (使)烦躁;(使)恼火;(使)紧张
  • Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score. [VERB]

    随着两队都没能破门得分,大家渐渐沉不住气了。

  • This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves. [VERB noun]

    这种生活开始让她神经紧张。

SYN strain, become tense, become stressed, become on edge
frayed
  • Nerves became severely frayed when air traffic problems delayed the flight.

    当航班由于空中交通问题而延误时,人们变得异常烦躁起来。

3 N-SING 竞争;争斗;争论 The fray is an exciting or challenging activity, situation, or argument that you are involved in. 竞争;争斗;争论
  • There will have to be a second round of voting when new candidates can enter the fray.

    将不得不进行允许新的候选人加入角逐的第二轮投票。

  • He would be inspiring young people to get into the political fray.

    他会激励年轻人投身政治战斗。

4 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 不确定;不稳定;趋于崩溃;渐遭破坏 If you say that something is fraying at the edges or is fraying around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed. 不确定;不稳定;趋于崩溃;渐遭破坏
  • There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges.

    有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。

  • Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges.

    他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。

  • The champion, too, looked frayed at the edges.

    冠军看上去也紧张、焦躁。

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