| 单词 | fray |
| 释义 | fray fray1 /fray/, n. 1. a fight, battle, or skirmish. 2. a competition or contest, esp. in sports. 3. a noisy quarrel or brawl. 4. Archaic. fright. v.t. 5. Archaic. to frighten. v.i. 6. Archaic. to fight or brawl. [1250-1300; ME frai; aph. var. of AFFRAY] fray2 /fray/, v.t. 1. to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out. 2. to wear by rubbing (sometimes fol. by through). 3. to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose: The argument frayed their nerves. 4. to rub. v.i. 5. to become frayed, as cloth; ravel out: My sweater frayed at the elbows. 6. to rub against something: tall grass fraying against my knees. n. 7. a frayed part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers. [1375-1425; late ME fraien < OF frayer, freiier to rub < L fricare. See FRICTION] |
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