fret
v
(-tt-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (about/at/over sth) (cause sb to) become unhappy, bad-tempered, or anxious about sth; worry (使某人)不愉快, 烦躁, 焦急, 发愁, 担心
Don't fret, we'll get there on time. 别著急, 我们能准时到那里.
Fretting about it won't help. 发愁於事无补.
Babies often fret (themselves) when their mothers are not near. 婴儿常常因母亲不在身边而哭闹.
2 [Tn] wear (sth) away by rubbing or biting 磨损, 咬坏(某物)
a horse fretting its bit 咬嚼子的马
a fretted rope 磨损的绳子. fret, n [sing]
state of irritation, worry 烦躁; 担忧: be in a fret 担忧.
fret v (-tt-) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
decorate (wood, etc) with patterns made by cutting or sawing 以刻出的或锯出的图案装饰(木制品等)
an elaborately fretted border 回纹饰边.
fret n one of the bars or ridges on the finger-board of a guitar, etc, used as a guide for the fingers to press the strings at the correct place (吉他等指板上的)柱, 马, 品, 桥. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xi.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fret]n. 烦躁, 磨损, 焦急, 网状饰物vi. 烦恼, 不满, 磨损vt. 使烦恼, 腐蚀, 使磨损, 使起波纹相关词组: in a fret
I'm not sure that this conference is as good as last year's.
我确信这次会议不如去年的会议精彩。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
When he travelled across India, he travelled hard-seat, unreserved, together with peasants and other ordinary people.