frayed

英 [freɪd]

美 [freɪd]

v.  (使织物边沿)磨损，磨散; (使)烦躁，恼火
fray的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：frayed　过去式：frayed　

BNC.18878 / COCA.14235

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)（织物、绳子等）磨损;(使)磨散
  If something such as cloth or ropefrays, or if somethingfraysit, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance.
  1. The fabric is very fine or frays easily...
     这种布料非常精细，或者说容易磨损。
  2. The stitching had begun to fray at the edges...
     边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
  3. Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs.
     她的洗衣机经常会把织物上的一些复杂图案的边缘磨坏。
  4. ...fraying edges in the stair carpet...
     楼梯地毯磨损的边角
  5. He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
     他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。
• V-ERG (使)烦躁;(使)恼火;(使)紧张
  If your nerves or your temperfray, or if somethingfraysthem, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety.
  1. Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score...
     随着两队都没能破门得分，大家渐渐沉不住气了。
  2. This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.
     这种生活开始让她神经紧张。
• N-SING 竞争;争斗;争论
  The frayis an exciting or challenging activity, situation, or argument that you are involved in.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 不确定;不稳定;趋于崩溃;渐遭破坏
  If you say that somethingis fraying at the edgesoris fraying around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed.
  1. 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。
  2. Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges...
     他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。
  3. The champion, too, looked frayed at the edges.
     冠军看上去也紧张、焦躁。

英英释义

adj

• worn away or tattered along the edges
  1. frayed cuffs

双语例句

• The head waiter's eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes.
  侍者领班的眼光就落到了他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上。
• He stopped stock still, his frayed trousers soaking in the slush, and peered foolishly in.
  他一动不动地站住了，磨破的裤脚浸在雪水里，呆头呆脑地望着里面。
• Intentionally frayed or distressed jeans distress him.
  故意磨损或颜色黯淡的牛仔裤会让他很苦恼。
• Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges
  他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。
• The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
  铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
• Nerves are frayed all round.
  每一根神经都绷紧了。
• He was a very active lad. Their tempers became frayed.
  他是个性子好动的孩子。他们的好性子都没有了。
• I did my best, if with increasingly frayed nerves.
  我尽了最大的努力，虽然神经越来越紧张。
• It was not yet two weeks since the signature of the Paris Agreement and it was already becoming frayed.
  巴黎协定签定还不到半个月就有了问题。
• After spending a day with screaming children, her nerves were frayed.
  与吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们呆了一天后，她的神经快要崩溃了。