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单词 frazzle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fraz•zle /ˈfræzəl/USA pronunciation   v., -zled, -zling, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. to make physically or mentally fatigued:completely frazzled after the trip.
  2. to fray.

n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. worn to a frazzle, completely exhausted:worn to a frazzle from shopping.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fraz•zle  (frazəl),USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling, n. [Informal.]
v.i., v.t. 
  1. Informal Termsto wear to threads or shreds;
    fray.
  2. Informal Termsto weary;
    tire out:Those six eight-year-olds frazzled me.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsthe state of being frazzled or worn-out.
  2. Informal Termsa remnant;
    shred.
  • blend of, blended fray2 and fazzle, Middle English faselin to unravel, cognate with German faseln 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
frazzle /ˈfræzəl/ vb
  1. informal to make or become exhausted or weary; tire out
n
  1. informal the state of being frazzled or exhausted
  2. to a frazzleinformal absolutely; completely (esp in the phrase burnt to a frazzle)
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from Middle English faselen to fray, from fasel fringe; influenced by fray²
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