| 单词 | fret |
| 释义 | Word Frequency fret 1(frɛt) verbWord forms: frets, fretting or fretted 1. to distress or be distressed; worry 2. to rub or wear away 3. to irritate or be irritated; feel or give annoyance or vexation 4. to eat away or be eaten away by chemical action; corrode 5. (intransitive) (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop; scab 6. to agitate (water) or (of water) to be agitated 7. (transitive) to make by wearing away; erode noun 8. a state of irritation or anxiety 9. the result of fretting; corrosion 10. a hole or channel caused by fretting Word origin Old English fretan to eat; related to Old High German frezzan, Gothic fraitan, Latin peredereWord Frequency fret 2(frɛt) noun 1. a repetitive geometrical figure, esp one used as an ornamental border 2. such a pattern made in relief and with numerous small openings; fretwork 3. heraldry a charge on a shield consisting of a mascle crossed by a saltire verbWord forms: frets, fretting or fretted 4. (transitive) to ornament with fret or fretwork Derived forms fretless (ˈfretless) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French frete interlaced design used on a shield, probably of Germanic originWord Frequency fret 3(frɛt) noun any of several small metal bars set across the fingerboard of a musical instrument of the lute, guitar, or viol family at various points along its length so as to produce the desired notes when the strings are stopped by the fingers Derived forms fretless (ˈfretless) adjective Word origin C16: of unknown originWord Frequency fret 4(frɛt) noun short for sea fret |
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