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, 煩躁, 焦急, 發愁, 擔心
Don't fret, we'll get there on time. 別著急, 我們能準時到那里.
Fretting about it won't help. 發愁於事無補.
Babies often fret (themselves) when their mothers are not near. 嬰兒常常因母親不在身邊而哭鬧.
2 [Tn] wear (sth) away by rubbing or biting 磨損, 咬壞(某物)
a horse fretting its bit 咬嚼子的馬
a fretted rope 磨損的繩子. fret, n [sing]
state of irritation, worry 煩躁; 擔憂: be in a fret 擔憂.
fret v (-tt-) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
decorate (wood, etc) with patterns made by cutting or sawing 以刻出的或鋸出的圖案裝飾(木制品等)
an elaborately fretted border 回紋飾邊.
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, 馬, 品, 橋. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xi.
?? 擴展釋義
*[fret]n. 煩躁, 磨損, 焦急, 網狀飾物vi. 煩惱, 不滿, 磨損vt. 使煩惱, 腐蝕, 使磨損, 使起波紋相關詞組: in a fret