单词 | chafe |
释义 | chafe ![]() v. chafed, chaf·ing, chafes v.tr. 1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction: The collar chafed my neck. 2. To annoy; vex: "It chafed him no end to be under obligation to her" (Carson McCullers). 3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands. v.intr. 1. To cause irritation by rubbing or friction: The high collar chafed against my neck. 2. To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction: His skin chafed where the cast had been. 3. To feel irritated or impatient: They chafed at the delay. The reporters chafed under the new restrictions. n. 1. Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction. 2. Annoyance; vexation. [Middle English chafen, from Old French chaufer, to warm, from Vulgar Latin *calefāre, alteration of Latin calefacere : calēre, to be warm; see kelə-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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