| 词汇 | fret |
| 释义 | fret verb[ I ] uk /fret/ us /fret/-tt- to be nervous or worried: 烦躁不安;苦恼，发愁 Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK.别发愁——他肯定没事。 fret aboutShe spent the day fretting about what she'd said to Nicky. fret overAs a new mother, I fretted over any delay in my daughter's development. Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey grim preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something queasily worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up fret noun[ C ] uk /fret/ us /fret/ fretnoun[C] (ON A STRINGED INSTRUMENT)any of the small raised metal bars across the long, thin part of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar, that show you where to put your fingers on the strings in order to produce different notes（吉他等弦乐器指板上定音的）品 ajma_pl/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Related word fretted Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle pedal steel tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele unpitched fretnoun[C] (FOG)UK fog that comes in from the sea: sea fretThe sea fret rolled back and the sun came out. Sometimes a fret creeps up on you when you're swimming. Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam billow brume chemtrail cirrus cloudily cloudlessly cumulonimbus haze haze over lowering misty moisture nimbus overcast pall Scotch mist steamily sub-visible vapour trail vog fret | American Dictionaryfret verb[ I ] us/fret/-tt- fretverb[I] (WORRY)to worry or be unhappy about something: Don’t fret – I’m sure we’ll find the kitten. fretfuladjectiveus/ˈfret·fəl/ She fell into a fretful sleep. fret noun[ C ] us/fret/ fretnoun[C] (RAISED BAR)a thin, slightly raised metal bar, several of which are positioned across the neck (= long, narrow part) of some musical instruments, such as a guitar Examples of fretfret However, earlier instruments with the same name might well have had movable frets that provided for the production of microtones. He fretted over their illnesses, and thought seriously about and invested in their future. Physicians fretted over how to secure those limits, given the possibility of fraudulent claims and deceptive practices in experiments, demonstrations, and the like. She fretted over her inability to withstand open scrutiny from the sophisticates she imagined would people her audience. The upper band has step frets, followed by one with tassels, then another with variable designs. Calculating the distances between the frets was a theoretical task. The use of frets improves the transparency of the instrument by making it more apparent which finger positions will produce which notes. However, guitarists have found ways to regain this expressivity that would not be possible without the frets. However, it also incorporates components of a convergent mapping through the inclusion of frets. Both of them, therefore, fretted about prices. To place notes between the extremes and the mean, a monochord was fabricated and a canon was fixed, below the string, marked with frets in the manner of a guitar. The videotapes of each infant's behaviors were coded reliably for the frequency of motor activity (movement of the limbs and arching of the back), fretting, and crying. As an aside, one variation for the guitar, suggested by this comparison to the violin, would be to remove the frets after the player has learned the correct note positions. Policy-makers should stop fretting about unemployment and the provision of welfare state safety nets and should concentrate on doing whatever was necessary to achieve inflation free economic growth. The long, thin neck suggests the possibility of tracking hand motions while fingering the fret board. See all examples of fret These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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