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词汇 fray
释义 fray
verb
uk /freɪ/ us /freɪ/

frayverb (CLOTH)


[ I or T ]
to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end: (使)(布料或绳子)磨损,(使)磨散
Denim frays so easily.劳动布很容易磨损。
I frayed the edges of my jeans since that was the fashion in those days.我把牛仔裤的边儿磨毛了,在那个时代这样很时髦。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tearing and breaking into pieces
apart
asunder
bobble
bobbly
break into pieces
chip
crack
disintegration
dismantle
fall apart
fall to piecesidiom
fragment
fragmentation
rip
shred
snag
splinter
split
sunder
tear something apart

frayverb (BECOME ANNOYED)


[ I ]
If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed: (渐渐地)烦躁,恼火
Tempers frayed as thousands of drivers began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams.圣诞假期一开始就有数千人开着车排成长龙拥堵在道路上,令大家恼火不已。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Becoming angry and expressing anger
(almost) burst a blood vesselidiom
ape
ballistic
bananas
bay for bloodidiom
blow
chip
fulminating
fume
get bent out of shapeidiom
get your knickers in a twistidiom
give someone evilsidiom
roof
sharp
splenetic
splenetically
stew
strop
temper
throw

Idiom


fray around/at the edges
fray
noun[ S ]
uk /freɪ/ us /freɪ/
 the fray
an energetic and often not well-organized effort, activity, fight, or disagreement: (常指乱糟糟的)干劲十足的努力,充满活力的活动;激战;激烈争吵
enter the frayWith a third country about to enter (= take part in) the fray, the fighting looks set to continue.由于有第三国要加入冲突,战斗看来很可能会继续下去。
ready for the frayA good holiday should leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the fray (= ready to work) again.好好度一个假应该能使人感到精神振奋,为重新投入忙碌的工作作好准备。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
engage
firefight
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
toe
tussle

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fray | American Dictionary


fray
verb[ I/T ]
us/freɪ/

frayverb[I/T] (LOOSEN)


to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated and loose at the edge or end:
[ I ]All his shirts are fraying at the collar.
[ I ]fig. My nerves are getting frayed (= I am becoming nervous) from the constant noise around here.
fray
noun[ U ]
us/freɪ/

fraynoun[U] (FIGHT)


a fight or argument, esp. one in which several people take part
A fray is also a situation in which people or organizations compete forcefully:
A third buyer has entered the fray.
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