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
It's not like her to have missed two days of classes.
缺课两天不太象她的作风。
You have to learn when to ask for help and when to ask for information.
你得学会什么时候请求帮助,什么时候打听信息。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.