fret

[fret]

v.(使)烦恼, (使)焦急, (使)磨损,侵蚀
n.烦躁, 磨损,焦急
n.[音]音品,音柱

vt.

1. 使苦恼; 使烦躁; 使发愁

She'll fret herself to death one of these days.

她总有一天会愁死的。

2. 侵蚀; 腐蚀; 使磨损; 蛀蚀

The metal is fretted with the acid.

金属被酸腐蚀。

3. (经侵蚀而)形成(通道)

4. 使(水面)起波纹

The breeze fretted the surface of the water.

微风吹皱水面。

vi.

1. 苦恼; 烦躁; 发愁[(+about/at/for/over)]

It won't help to fret about the problem.

为这个问题发愁是无济于事的。

2. 被腐蚀; 被磨损

3. 侵蚀成通道

4. (水面)起波纹

n.

1. 【口】苦恼; 烦躁; 担忧[the S]

She gets in a fret whenever we're late.

只要我们一迟到, 她就焦虑不安。

2. 侵蚀; 腐蚀

3. 腐蚀处; 磨损处

词形变化

动词过去式: fretted | 动词过去分词: fretted | 动词现在分词: fretting | 动词第三人称单数: frets |

词义辨析

同义:

n.焦急; 烦恼

fuss  worry  

英英释义

名词 fret:

agitation resulting from active worry

同义词：stew, sweat, lather, swither

a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

同义词：worn spot

an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

同义词：Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern

a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

动词 fret:

worry unnecessarily or excessively

同义词：fuss, niggle

be agitated or irritated

provide (a musical instrument) with frets

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

同义词：chafe, gall

cause annoyance in

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

同义词：eat into, rankle, grate

carve a pattern into

decorate with an interlaced design

be too tight; rub or press

同义词：choke, gag

cause friction

同义词：rub, fray, chafe, scratch

remove soil or rock

同义词：erode, eat away

wear away or erode

同义词：eat away

补充

fretfret英:[fret] 美:[frɛt]vt. & vi.1.(使某人)不愉快, 烦躁The old lady is always fretting over something unimportant.那位老妇人总是为一些小事焦虑不安。vt.1.磨损, 咬坏2.以刻出的或锯出的图案装饰

例句

1. Don't fret, Mary.不要发愁, 玛丽。 2. But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more.但是国会工作人员担心此项计划最终会多耗资数十亿元。 3. Vera is fretting about her sick children.薇拉正在担忧着她生病的孩子们。 4. I don't think people should fret over this.我觉得人们不应该为这个问题发愁。 5. Philip was fretting about his exams.菲利普正在为他的考试发愁。 6. Her mother fretted over spending money on items she could have made herself.她的母亲因为花钱买她本来可以自制的东西而感到生气。 7. Then the stream, swollen by the rain, churned and fretted in its choked path.之后那溪流在雨水的作用下上涨, 在被堵塞的河道中不断翻滚、泛起波浪。 8. What's fretting you Jude?你在愁些什么, 裘德？ 9. They looked fretted and tired from the day's work.一整天的工作使他们看起来烦躁又疲惫。 10. Dust was an increasing problem as the wind fretted the land.伴随着风对地面的不断侵蚀, 沙尘问题变得愈发突出。 11. I was in a fret to get away.我十分焦急, 几欲离去。 12. Doubts began to fret his mind.疑惑使他烦躁不安。 13. You are fretting yourself needlessly.你在不必要地折磨自己。 14. Rust frets metal.锈腐蚀金属。 15. Constant use had fretted the sandal strap to the breaking point.凉鞋由于经常穿，鞋带快磨断了。 16. wind fretting the water使水面起涟漪的风 17. What are you fretting about?你为何烦恼? 18. Don't fret, all will be well.不用愁，一切都会好的。 19. acids that fret at the strongest metals能腐蚀最强金属的酸 20. to fret away under constant wear由于经常穿戴逐渐被磨损掉了 21. The river frets at its banks until a new channel is formed.那条河侵蚀河岸直到一条新的河道形成。 22. she fretted about the cost of groceries.她为日常用品的费用发愁。 23. [with clause]I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而烦恼。 24. the bay's black waves fret the seafront.海湾里黑色的波浪侵蚀着滨海区。 25. squelchy clay that fretted between his toes.在他脚趾间嘎吱嘎吱地翻滚着的泥土。 26. intricately carved and fretted balustrades.雕刻精致的有回纹装饰的栏杆。 27. fretted notes.将琴弦压在品上奏出的音。 28. I was awake for hours fretting about my exams.我为考试担心，有好几个小时睡不着觉。 29. "I was sure we wouldn't get there in time, but she told me not to fret."我确信我们没法及时到达那里，但是她告诉我别担心。 30. Don't fret. We won't miss the plane.别担心，我们不会误了飞机的。 31. It turned out that it was nothing to fret about/over.原来没什么好担心的。 32. Don't get in (such) a fret! We won't miss the plane.别（这么）忧心忡忡！我们误不了飞机。 33. a fretless bass没有档子的低音提琴 34. fretted instruments有品乐器