fray
verb /freɪ/
/freɪ/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they fray | /freɪ/ /freɪ/ |
| he / she / it frays | /freɪz/ /freɪz/ |
| past simple frayed | /freɪd/ /freɪd/ |
| past participle frayed | /freɪd/ /freɪd/ |
| -ing form fraying | /ˈfreɪɪŋ/ /ˈfreɪɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] if cloth frays or something frays it, the threads in it start to come apart
（使织物边沿）磨损，磨散 - The cuffs of his shirt were fraying.
他衬衣的袖口磨破了。 - This material frays easily.
这布料容易磨损。 - fray something It was fashionable to fray the bottoms of your jeans.
曾经时兴把牛仔裤磨毛。
- The cuffs of his shirt were fraying.
- [intransitive, transitive] fray (something) if somebody’s nerves or temper frays or something frays them, the person starts to get annoyed
（使）烦躁，恼火 - As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.
随着辩论的继续，火气就上来了。
- As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.
词源verb late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.
Idioms
fray at/around the edges/seams
- to start to come apart or to fail
开始卷边；脱线脚；分崩离析；失败 - Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.
对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。
- Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.